jealously
pronunciation
How to pronounce jealously in British English:
UK ['dʒeləslɪ]
How to pronounce jealously in American English:
US ['dʒeləslɪ]
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- Adverb:
- with jealousy
- with jealousy; in an envious manner
Word Origin
- jealously (adv.)
- late 14c., "in a zealous manner;" 1718, "in a suspicious and possessive manner," from jealous + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Jealously is the root of ......
- 2. Corporations guard their assets jealously .
- 3. The relevant congressional committees guarded their territories jealously .
- 4. Its very existence is an anomaly : it ought to have been merged with the sec long ago , but its oversight is jealously guarded by congress 's agricultural committees .
- 5. China 's airspace is the jealously guarded province of its military , which parcels flying rights out grudgingly , even to the nation 's booming commercial airline sector .