Definition of green-eyednext
as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages an anonymous online review of the restaurant that looks like it may have been written by a green-eyed competitor

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Recent Examples of green-eyed 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 Options at Berk extend to a headpiece that represents Toothless, the green-eyed dragon of the film series. Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025 On October 24th, when the Sun squares Pluto, we may be consumed by the green-eyed monster. Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 21 Oct. 2025 The petite, green-eyed Steffans was often billed as Cleo Nova in the movies written and directed by Sarno. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Feb. 2026 As Bastian reads, a boy named Atreyu (Noah Hathaway), while pursued by a green-eyed creature called G’mork (Alan Oppenheimer), is dispatched by the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) to find the cure for the mysterious nothingness enveloping the kingdom. David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
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jealous
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  • Commission-free brokerages now offer fundamental data, charting packages, stock screeners, and research tools that would have made many professional traders jealous a generation ago.
    byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 July 2026
  • Safe to say, daughters Wyatt, 6, Elliotte, 5, Bennett, 3, and Finn, 1, are going to be more than a little jealous when Mom gets home.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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“Green-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/green-eyed. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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