invidious

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invidiōsus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + videō (“I see”). Doublet of envious, from Old French.

adj

  1. Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
    I should be very reluctant, as head of His Majesty's Government, to place such an invidious responsibility upon a British officer. 1951, Winston Churchill, Closing the Ring, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, page 339
  2. (of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
  3. (obsolete) Envious, jealous.
  4. (obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.

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