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
Options at Berk extend to a headpiece that represents Toothless, the green-eyed dragon of the film series.
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Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
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
Gripped by the green-eyed monster?
—USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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
Orozco is an artist at heart and created an image of the green-eyed mountain lioness for which the Leoncita block is named for the label of this wine.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who was married to Tom Brady from 2009 to 2022 was long seen as Public Enemy No. 1 by New England Patriots fans and green-eyed spectators.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2024
This 57,000-acre private nature reserve is the largest in Costa Rica and home to endangered species like jaguars and green-eyed frogs.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
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
Gripped by the green-eyed monster?
—USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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
Orozco is an artist at heart and created an image of the green-eyed mountain lioness for which the Leoncita block is named for the label of this wine.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, who was married to Tom Brady from 2009 to 2022 was long seen as Public Enemy No. 1 by New England Patriots fans and green-eyed spectators.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2024
This 57,000-acre private nature reserve is the largest in Costa Rica and home to endangered species like jaguars and green-eyed frogs.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for green-eyed
jealous
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One of the youngest of the MacKenzie brood (and often seen with sister Janet), Jocasta Cameron is sometimes callously honest, perpetually jealous of the attention Ellen gets, and unhappily married to an old man.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Public spaces were designed to feel more intimate and cooler during what can be sunny and hot days. MASON, OH − Jansen Dell wants tennis facilities around the world to be jealous of the Cincinnati Open.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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