What is to show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] "He has . . . envied against the people." Shak called?
envy — To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] "He has . . . envied against the people." Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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