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Definition of: jealous

(jeləs) adjective
1. Apprehensive of being displaced by a rival in affection or favor; revengeful on account of fickle treatment or the like.
2. Earnestly and anxiously suspicious; vigilant in guarding; watchful.
3. Demanding exclusive worship and love: applied to God. Ex. xx 5.
4. Obs. Zealous.
5. Obs. Fearful; doubtful. See synonyms under ENVIOUS. [<OF gelos <Med. L zelosus <LL zelus <Gk. zēlos zeal. Doublet of ZEALOUS.]
—jeal′ous·ly
adverb
—jeal′ous·ness
noun

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Statistical data

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"jealous" has the frequency of use of 0.0006% on en.wikipedia.org.

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