green-eyed

adjective

ˈgrēn-ˌīd How to pronounce green-eyed (audio)
Synonyms of green-eyednext
: jealous

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Examples of green-eyed in a Sentence

an anonymous online review of the restaurant that looks like it may have been written by a green-eyed competitor
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In each, the main character is transported to a timeless place presided over by a green-eyed woman. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Victim of the green-eyed monster? — USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

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First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green-eyed was in 1600

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“Green-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green-eyed. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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