Unscramble

j 8 e 1 a 1 l 1 o 1 u 1 s 1

7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble

Meaning

adjective showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

adjective suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

originFirst attested in 1382. From Middle English jelous, gelous, gelus, from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Doublet of zealous.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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