jealously

[US]/'dʒeləsli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a jealous or suspicious manner.

Example Sentences

The dog jealously guarded its bone.

She looked at him jealously as he talked to the attractive woman.

He watched jealously as his coworker received a promotion.

She guarded her possessions jealously.

The competitors eyed each other jealously before the race.

He jealously protected his relationship with his best friend.

She jealously guarded her spot in line.

The siblings often competed jealously for their parents' attention.

He looked jealously at his friend's new car.

She jealously hoarded all the credit for the project.

The cat eyed the new kitten jealously.

Real-world Examples

The green-eyed monster is jealously imagined as a beast that attacks people.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Do we not jealously guard the halls of learning that have been entrusted to us?

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

That's why, each new responsibility must be seized eagerly and each old one guarded jealously.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

At this time of year, every scrap of fresh food is guarded jealously and fought over.

Source: Nordic Wild Style Chronicles

Deciding who is and is not a citizen is a jealously guarded right of EU member states.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Alan Inouye of the American Library Association notes that libraries jealously guard data about users' borrowing habits.

Source: The Economist - International

Yet it is dotted with departments jealously guarding substantial pots of cash that are either undeclared or unquantified.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

In the 20th century, reconnaissance satellites were the jealously guarded property of a handful of governments.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Mammoths, musk oxen, giant sloths, dogs, wolves, horses and even Neanderthals were all jealously guarded by other researchers.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It guards this position jealously, and with good reason.

Source: Economist Business

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