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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
invidious /ɪnˈvɪdɪəs/

▶adjective unacceptable, unfair, and likely to arouse resentment or anger in others.

– derivatives
invidiously adverb,
invidiousness noun.

– origin C17: from L. invidiosus, from invidia (see envy).

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