1
as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
took a jaundiced view of his opponent's triumphs on the tennis court
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as in negative
marked by opposition or ill will
environmentalists tend to cast a jaundiced eye on those oversized, gas-guzzling vehicles
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Recent Examples of jaundiced
Is this too harsh, too jaundiced?
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Beautyland, Marie-Helene Bertino Marie-Helene Bertino’s inventive novel begins when an unusually small and jaundiced baby named Adina Giorno is born in Philadelphia.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Korelitz spins Anna’s pursuit of her accuser into a satisfying hunt, threading it with her antihero’s hilariously jaundiced opinions of literary life.
—The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
He was hospitalized for dehydration, and started becoming jaundiced.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Beautyland, Marie-Helene Bertino Marie-Helene Bertino’s inventive novel begins when an unusually small and jaundiced baby named Adina Giorno is born in Philadelphia.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Korelitz spins Anna’s pursuit of her accuser into a satisfying hunt, threading it with her antihero’s hilariously jaundiced opinions of literary life.
—The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
He was hospitalized for dehydration, and started becoming jaundiced.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaundiced
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The film has enough shocking surprises to make M. Night Shyamalan jealous, but they’re all meticulously layered into the script and well earned; all of the twists grow organically out of the characters Mena has so carefully developed.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
14 May 2025
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The Combs defense team tried to paint Phillip as vindictive and jealous of Ventura Fine's relationship with the music mogul.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Even with her negative experience, Hamby has noticed a growing shift in support under the current CBA, which is set to expire after this season.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The constant consumption of negative news and content can activate the body's stress response, Aguvaveedi reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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And Marguerite did actually manage to live there for years, scraping together a life on the hostile tundra.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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And this is a very hard-line government that has taken a kind of hostile view of everybody in the region.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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“Jaundiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaundiced. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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