invidiously

1. 1.

   in a manner arousing resentment

Questions about invidiously

What does invidiously mean?

invidiously means "in a manner arousing resentment".

How many syllables are in invidiously?

invidiously has 5 syllables and divides as in-vi-di-ou-sly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is invidiously a common word?

invidiously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.