Invidious
Invidious , adjective
[Latin invidiosus, from invidia envy. See Envy, and compare Envious.]
1.
Envious; malignant. [Obsolete] — Evelyn
2.
Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obsolete]
Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and invidious state than any prosperous man.
3.
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.