jealously

jeal·ous  (jls)

adj.

1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.

2.

a. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.

b. Inclined to suspect rivalry.

3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.

4. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.

5. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.

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[Middle English jelous, from Old French gelos, jealous, zealous, from Vulgar Latin *zlsus, from Late Latin zlus, zeal; see zeal.]

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jealous·ly adv.

jealous·ness n.

Synonyms: jealous, covetous, envious
These adjectives mean resentfully or painfully desirous of another's advantages: jealous of a friend's success; covetous of my neighbor's possessions; envious of their art collection.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	jealously - with jealousy; "he guarded his privacy jealously"
	2.	jealously - with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously" covetously, enviously

Translations

jealously [ˈdʒeləslɪ] ADV

1. (= enviously) → con envidia
he was jealously watching the skaters → observaba a los patinadores con envidia

2. (= protectively) → celosamente
she jealously guards her family's privacy → guarda celosamente la intimidad de su familia
she's jealously possessive of him → es celosa y posesiva con él

jealously [ˈdʒɛləsli] adv [watch] → jalousement
to guard sth jealously → garder qch jalousement
a jealously guarded secret → un secret jalousement gardé

jealously

adv

→ eifersüchtig; (= enviously) → neidisch; she’s jealously possessive of him → sie stellt eifersüchtige Besitzansprüche an ihn

(= watchfully, carefully) guard → eifersüchtig

jealously [ˈdʒɛləslɪ] adv (enviously) → con gelosia; (possessively) → gelosamente