(formal) unpleasant and unfair; likely to offend sb or make them jealous:
We were in the invidious position of having to choose whether to break the law or risk lives. * It would be invidious to single out any one person to thank.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, invidious is tagged as adjective.
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