Definition: 1. Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages. 2. Suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival.
Use 'jealous' in a sentence:
1. Now Joseph's brothers are jealous of Jacob's partiality to Joseph, and they conspire to get rid of him.
2. She was jealous, humiliated, and emotionally at the end of her tether.
3. She got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight.
4. Don't be jealous if your friend has lots of other friends.
5. The fact is, he felt exceedingly jealous of Mole for what he had just done.
6. I bet you dyed your hair only because you're jealous of my luscious hair!
7. A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then?
8. These four crooked ministers are jealous of real talent and block righteous conduct.
9. She hates me having any fun and is quite jealous and spoiled.
10. Instead of being jealous of those who are more excellent than us, we should learn from them.
11. A jealous colleague could spread scandalous gossip about you.
12. God prefers the offering of Abel, and as a result, Cain is distressed and jealous to the point of murder.
13. Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me.
14. Are you jealous of the girl?
15. I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous.
16. It's more of a one-sided relationship. They're more jealous of us.
17. They have a jealous nature, though they are not particularly possessive.
18. I couldn't help feeling jealous when she was promoted over my head.
19. Douglas was often cruelly tormented by jealous siblings.
20. Friends should trust each and not be jealous of each other.
21. I'm very jealous of your new job.
22. The new man in my life ( let's call him Dave) had a very jealous ex-girlfriend.
23. Yes, I was hurt, jealous.
24. He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.
25. You have an intellectual rapport, a kind of easy companionship that makes me really jealous.
26. I would be insanely jealous if Bill left me for another woman.
27. Pattie shot Tom in a fit of jealous rage.
28. Are you seriously jealous of Erica?
29. How can you admit you're jealous of your friend?
30. We're jealous of her looks.
31. My girlfriend says I'm too jealous.
32. Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away.
33. I worked myself into frenzy plotting ways to make him jealous.
34. He's rude to her friends and obsessively jealous.
35. He was jealous of his friend's reputation.
36. He is insanely jealous.
37. 'Are you jealous?' — 'Only when I'm not in control,' he says, not missing a beat.
38. I was auditioning for the part of a jealous girlfriend.
39. Antonia will not be jealous, or if she is, she will not show it.
40. You're jealous because the record company rejected your idea.
41. She was jealous of his wealth.
42. I hated myself for feeling jealous.
43. My husband is irrationally jealous over my past loves.
44. She's jealous of my success.
45. Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives.
