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1Jealously — Jeal ous*ly, adv. In a jealous manner. [1913 Webster] …
2jealously — late 14c., in a zealous manner; 1718, in a suspicious and possessive manner, from JEALOUS (Cf. jealous) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …
3jealously — jeal|ous|ly [ˈdʒeləsli] adv 1.) if you jealously guard or protect something, you try very hard to keep or protect it ▪ a jealously guarded secret 2.) if you do something jealously, you are feeling jealous when you do it ▪ Ludens watched Marcus… …
4jealously — jeal|ous|ly [ dʒeləsli ] adverb 1. ) if you guard something jealously, you look after it very carefully because you do not want anyone else to have it: He loves his pictures and guards them jealously. Her whereabouts is a jealously guarded secret …
5jealously — UK [ˈdʒeləslɪ] / US adverb 1) if you guard something jealously, you look after it very carefully because you do not want anyone else to have it He loves the pictures and guards them jealously. Her whereabouts is a jealously guarded secret. 2) in… …
6jealously — adverb 1. with jealousy he guarded his privacy jealously • Derived from adjective: ↑jealous 2. with jealousy; in an envious manner he looked at his friend s new car jealously • Syn: ↑enviously, ↑covetously …
7jealously — adv. Jealously is used with these verbs: ↑guard, ↑protect …
8jealously — jealous ► ADJECTIVE 1) envious of someone else s achievements or advantages. 2) resentful of someone regarded as a sexual rival. 3) fiercely protective of one s rights or possessions: they kept a jealous eye over their interests. 4) (of God)… …
9jealously — adverb see jealous …
10jealously — See jealous. * * * …