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[ green-ahyd ] / ˈgrinˌaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR green-eyed ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Informal.jealous; envious; distrustful. Origin of green-eyedFirst recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby green-eyedgreen dragon, Greene, green earth, greenery, Greeneville, green-eyed, green-eyed monster, greenfield, Greenfield Park, Greenfield's disease, greenfinch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for green-eyedOne green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics. The Chinese Town Descended From Romans?|Nina Strochlic|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was the most beautifully, stunningly tanned, muscular, blonde, green-eyed guy. ‘Hunger Games’ Star Sam Claflin Is as Surprised as You Are That He Was Cast as Finnick Odair|Kevin Fallon|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Othello was warned to stay away from the ‘green-eyed monster.’ On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes|Laura Dimon|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Other men have not been shy about their fascination with green-eyed women. On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes|Laura Dimon|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These are the rules for the strapping, green-eyed Lebanese Shiite from Brooklyn. Islam's Sex Licenses|Betwa Sharma|April 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST It is the green-eyed monster which never did and never will improve each shining hour, but quite the reverse. Somebody's Luggage|Charles Dickens Ah, sweet wife, never let the green-eyed monster trouble the peace of your heart! The Purple Land|W. H. Hudson All sorts of things seem to conspire to feed "the green-eyed monster" into a state of fatness. Nuggets of the New Thought|William Walker Atkinson, In those really perilous days, our green-eyed government certainly saw more perils than had either existence or probability. The Violin|George Dubourg Soon the street was filled with bearskin caps worn by ruddy, green-eyed, flat-nosed persons. Luna Benamor|Vicente Blasco Ibez
British Dictionary definitions for green-eyed
adjectivejealous or envious the green-eyed monster jealousy or envy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to green-eyedenvious, jealous |