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Definition jealously in British English

jealously adverb

adverb
/ˈdʒeləsli/
1

if you guard something jealously, you look after it very carefully because you do not want anyone else to have it

Example

He loves the pictures and guards them jealously.

Example

Her whereabouts is a jealously guarded secret.

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2

in a way that shows you feel jealous

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Definition jealously in British English