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green-eyed Definition

green·-eyed (grēn′īd′)

adjective

very jealous

Etymology: see Othello III, iii

green-eyed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • monster: The green-eyed monster will be in the shape of Peter Taylor's devoted gray parrot, Merlin.
  • idol: There's a green-eyed yellow idol to the... The Major: South.
  • dragon: The whole culminates in the head and wings of a green-eyed dragon.
  • daughter: Mr and Mrs Rich Bloggs went to the doctor and asked if they could have a green-eyed daughter with curly brown hair.