• (a.) Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. • (a.) Likely to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy; hateful; as, invidious distinctions. • (a.) Envious; malignant. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/invidious/
In·vid'i·ous adjective [ Latin invidiosus , from invidia envy. See Envy , and confer Envious .] 1. Envious; malignant. [ Obsolete] Evelyn. 2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [ Obsolete] « Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/92
calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks. · offensively or unfairly discriminating; injurious: invidious comparisons. · causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, or envy: an invidious honor. · envious. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/invidious