Word of the Day: invidious

invidious (adj)

Offensive, causing ill will or resentment.

"It takes -- that is, different abilities are required. You're making the invidious comparison, not I."
"Doctor, you have admitted Commander Queeg is sick, which is more than Dr. Lundeen did. The only remaining question is, how sick."
--Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny

Invidious? Me? Perhaps. The jukebox in my head is playing "Jealous Guy".

(Invidious, by the way, is one of the words that the late David Foster Wallace circled in his dictionary.)