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unenvied

adjective
un·envied | \ "+ \

Definition of unenvied 

1 : not envied : inspiring no envious feelings lived in an unostentatious and so unenvied way

2 : not coveted the submerged fifth of the present population … forgotten because it lives upon unenvied land —Harper's

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History and Etymology for unenvied

un- entry 1 + envied, past participle of envy

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