obsolete |
1. adj. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject). | |
It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete. | |
2. adj. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct. | |
3. v. (transitive, US) To cause to become obsolete. | |
This software component has been obsoleted. | |
We are in the process of obsoleting this product. | |
envious |
1. adj. Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging | |
an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues | |
2. adj. Excessively careful; cautious. | |
3. adj. (obsolete) Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. | |
4. adj. (obsolete, poetic) Inspiring envy. | |
jealous |
1. adj. 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. | |
2. adj. Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates. | |
For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jehovah, is a jealous God. —Exodus 34:14 (NET) | |
3. adj. Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. | |
4. adj. Suspecting, suspicious. | |