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The correct spelling is jealous.
How to pronounce jealous
/ˈdʒɛləs/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈdʒɛləs/
Say it like: Jee-low-s
The correct spelling is jealous. Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. For example: "For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jehovah, is a jealous God. —Exodus 34:14 (NET)"
Usage Examples
“For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jehovah, is a jealous God. —Exodus 34:14 (NET)”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
- 2.Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates.
- 3.Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
- 4.Suspecting, suspicious.
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