jealously
adverb
uk/ˈdʒel.əs.li/us/ˈdʒel.əs.li/jealouslyadverb(CAREFULLY)
to guard/protectsomethingjealously
B2
toprotectsomething verycarefullybecause it isimportantto you:
During theinterviewheseemssurprisinglyrelaxedfor a man who jealouslyguardshisprivacy.
Theexactlocationof thehotelwhere theroyalcoupleisstayingis a jealouslyguardedsecret.
- Foryearsthecompanyhas jealouslyguardeditstradesecrets.
- "We jealouslyguardourreputationand make everyeffortto get thingsright," he said.
- Theprincipleofgrandjuryindependenceisfirmlyrootedand jealouslyprotectedinourfederalsystemofjustice.
Cautious and vigilant
- abundance
- an abundance of cautionidiom
- askance
- attentive
- attentively
- conservative
- conservatively
- diligence
- diligent
- discreet
- meticulous
- meticulously
- meticulousness
- mindful
- minutely
- sedulous
- sedulously
- slowly
- super-cautious
- super-conservative
jealouslyadverb(ANGRILY)
in a way thatshowsyou arejealous(=unhappyandangry)because of something someone has got:
SheeyedGwen'sengagementringjealously.
in a way thatshowsyou arejealous(=unhappyandangry)because you do notwanttosharesomeone'sloveandattention:
He wasaccusedof jealouslybeatingup his wife'sco-worker.
- We do notlookjealously upon thesuccessof othercities; we use them as abenchmark.
- Thedriverjealouslyglancedmy way as Ipoppedopenanice-coldbeer.
- She had been jealouslystalkingSamin thishopelessclumsyway.
Envy and jealousy
- all right
- be green with envyidiom
- covet
- covetable
- covetous
- covetously
- covetousness
- disgustingly
- enviable
- enviably
- envious
- enviously
- enviousness
- envy
- green
- grudge
- jealous
- jealousy
- possessive
- threatened