Entry Word: green

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 covered with a thick, healthy natural growth <fields green with meadow grass> — see lush 1
2 lacking in adult experience or maturity <a new pitcher who's pretty green, even by rookie standards> — see callow
3 lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment <in spite of her age, she's still green enough to be hoodwinked> — see naive 1
4 lacking the warm skin color indicative of or associated with good health <after going on the fastest roller coaster in the world, we were all looking a little green> — see sickly 2