Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an enviable manner.
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- adverb In an
enviable manner or to anenviable degree
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an enviable manner
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Examples
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Certainly not the Norwegians, whose enviably high living standards derive from their small numbers and their offshore gas supplies, not from their trade with China.
Nobel Peace Prize reaction: China's angry, the U.S. is subdued Anne Applebaum 2010
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She had a flair for fashion and an enviably taut figure; she had met Ed when he begged her and her identical twin, Xenobia, to model bikinis for the centerfold of Jet magazine.
Burial for a King Rebecca Burns 2011
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From vertiginous footwear wunderkinds Nicholas Kirkwood and Charlotte Dellal to prints master Ederm Moralioglu and knitwear star Mark Fast -- all the designers in attendance had something enviably unique to show off and something heartwarmingly kind to share about one another.
Marissa Bronfman: A British Fashion Invasion in Toronto Marissa Bronfman 2010
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That means utilities look enviably stable in a world where government debt and bank bonds—traditionally safer investments—have lost their allure.
Utilities Are Sparky Haven Richard Barley 2011
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From vertiginous footwear wunderkinds Nicholas Kirkwood and Charlotte Dellal to prints master Ederm Moralioglu and knitwear star Mark Fast -- all the designers in attendance had something enviably unique to show off and something heartwarmingly kind to share about one another.
Marissa Bronfman: A British Fashion Invasion in Toronto Marissa Bronfman 2010
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The film functions as an extended episode with enviably deft exposition in the first few minutes that makes the characters 'relationships clear, warts and all.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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But initially, the "boys from Liverpool" did indeed seem enviably like boys rather than men with their English schoolboy haircuts.
John W. Whitehead: Elvis Presley: Down Lonely Street at the Heartbreak Hotel John W. Whitehead 2011
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But initially, the "boys from Liverpool" did indeed seem enviably like boys rather than men with their English schoolboy haircuts.
John W. Whitehead: Elvis Presley: Down Lonely Street at the Heartbreak Hotel John W. Whitehead 2011
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The comedy is currently averaging a steady 8 million viewers a week, and the people watching are enviably young: Five million of its viewers are in the desirable 18 – 49 demo.
This week's cover: Why America is falling for 'Glee' | EW.com 2009
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Equally, working with a former international star possessing Gullit's prodigious gifts could only encourage him to raise further an already enviably elevated personal bar.
Why Ashley Cole, Sir Alex Ferguson and company need a sabbatical | Louise Taylor 2011
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