adv B2 Upper-Intermediate

jealously

Jealously (adv) means In a jealous or fiercely protective manner. Example: “She jealously guarded her research notes.”

adv

In a jealous or fiercely protective manner.

"She jealously guarded her research notes."

"He watched jealously as his rival was praised."

How to use jealously

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDoing something out of jealousy or protectiveness.

Common pairings

jealously guarded jealously protected

more jealously comparative, most jealously superlative

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enviously covetously

enviously

famously anxiously seriously obviously curiously furiously nervously viciously hideously previously vigorously cautiously

What does “jealously” mean?

The word “jealously” means in a jealous or fiercely protective manner. In plain terms, doing something out of jealousy or protectiveness.

How do you use “jealously” in a sentence?

Here is “jealously” used in a sentence: “She jealously guarded her research notes.”

What part of speech is “jealously”?

“Jealously” is an adverb.

What is the meaning of jealously?

"jealously" (adv) means in a jealous or fiercely protective manner.

Vocabulary lists that include jealously:

enviously