Definition of "jealously" []

• In a jealous manner. (adverb)

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• "London houses Europe's financial capital, a title jealously guarded by the U.K. but a cause of friction with the rest of Europe."
• "C ... is a title jealously preserved by Britain's spies, who delight in pointing out that he also has the privilege of signing his letters in green ink."
• ""Fascinated!" retorted Kato, fixing on the word jealously, and refusing to be pacified by the bribery of the smile."