green-eyed

[ green-ahyd ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. jealous; envious; distrustful.

green-eyed

adjective

1. jealous or envious
2. the green-eyed monster
   the green-eyed monster jealousy or envy

Word History and Origins

Origin of green-eyed¹

First recorded in 1590–1600 in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice (1596?), green being associated with envy

Example Sentences

One green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics.

From The Daily Beast

He was the most beautifully, stunningly tanned, muscular, blonde, green-eyed guy.

From The Daily Beast

Othello was warned to stay away from the ‘green-eyed monster.’

From The Daily Beast

Other men have not been shy about their fascination with green-eyed women.

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Yes, those with green-eyed monsters in their souls can be black academics.

From The Daily Beast

To all appearances, the green-eyed lady was not at home—not unless those catlike eyes of hers were capable of seeing in the dark.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the green-eyed monster which never did and never will improve each shining hour, but quite the reverse.

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She had not yet come to a point where she could repose faith in the odd, green-eyed girl of whom Marjorie had grown so fond.

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Beware of jealousy; "it is the green-eyed monster, which doth make the meat it feeds on."

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No, nor even with the green-eyed monster Jealousy her unscrupulous effrontery had not hesitated to impute.

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