Jealous

/ˈdʒɛləs/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:18 pts7 letters

Definition of Jealous

adjective

  1. Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
  2. 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. Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
  4. Suspecting, suspicious.

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