jealous

  1. Adjective.  Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity. (defdate, from 13th c.) .
  2. Adjective.  Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  3. Adjective.  Envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise. (defdate, from 14th c.) .

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