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jealous

The correct spelling is jealous.

How to pronounce jealous

/ˈdʒɛləs/
adjective

IPA: /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. 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. 2.Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates.
  3. 3.Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
  4. 4.Suspecting, suspicious.

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