Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover.
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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.
She gave him a jealous look.
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Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
He was jealous of his friend’s success.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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