1. • adj - showing extreme cupidity
   • adj - suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
2. • Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
   • Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
   • Inclined to suspect rivalry.
   • Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
   • Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
   • The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “resentfully or painfully desirous of another’s advantages”: jealous of her friend’s success; covetous of his neighbor’s possessions; envious of their art collection.
3. • adj - resentful of another's advantages

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