I once envied people who were rich, but now I know that they are no happier than I am.
For example: Sally envied Jill's luscious hair.
I envied their zest for life
Envy is a adjective and a verb. I was envious of her. She envied my skills.
Envied is the past tense of the verb to envy.
envied
she was jealous of her and envied her
Julius Ceasar
envied
I had envy against my best friend when we got in a huge fight.
Vera
he envied their freedom
envy and envious are two.