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jealously

adverb (jealously)

«jealously» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Jealously means in a jealous way: feeling upset that someone has what you want. tree →
Jealously can also mean very carefully, protecting something: a jealously guarded secret. tree →

In the lessons

Stories about feelings and friendship, family (a sibling looking jealously at a new toy), Bible stories (Cain and Joseph's brothers).

Examples

He looked jealously at his brother's new bike. tree →
The dragon jealously guarded its gold. tree →
The recipe is a jealously guarded secret. tree →
Joseph's brothers watched him jealously. tree →
She stared jealously at the trophy. tree →
The cat jealously watched the new puppy. tree →

Note

Adjective: jealous; noun: jealousy. Jealous is often mixed up with envious; envy is wanting what someone else has.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «jealously» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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