The Collaborative International Dictionary
Invidious \In*vid"i*ous\, a. [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Envious.]
Envious; malignant. [Obs.]
--Evelyn.-
Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]
Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man.
--Barrow. -
Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as, invidious distinctions.
Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.
--Broome. -- In*vid"i*ous*ly, adv. -- In*vid"i*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In an invidious manner.
WordNet
adv. in a manner arousing resentment
Usage examples of "invidiously".
Had what now really prevailed with Strether been but a dread of that thump—a dread of wincing a little painfully at what it might invidiously demonstrate?
When he and Atiaran were forced by fatigue and darkness to stop for the night, he felt sure that there was uneasiness still ahead -that the killer of the Waynhim was moving invidiously to the north of them.