jealously

🇺🇸 /ˈdʒeləsli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdʒeləsli/
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Tags TOP20000CEFR-B2
adverb
R

in an angry or unhappy way because someone you like is interested in someone else

He watched jealously as his best friend talked with his crush.

R

in an angry or unhappy way because you want something someone else has

She looked at her friend's new phone jealously.

R

in a careful way to keep or protect something you have

He jealously guarded his favorite toy from his little sister.

translation

adv. in an angry or unhappy way because someone you like is interested in someone else; in an angry or unhappy way because you want something someone else has; in a careful way to keep or protect something you have