Green-eyed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Green-eyed \Green"-eyed\, a.
     1. Having green eyes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Seeing everything under the influence of emotions which
        discolor or distort. "Green-eyed jealousy." --Shak.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence: suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being
        displaced by a rival. [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: jealous, overjealous.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  green-eyed
       adj : suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being
             displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover" [syn: {jealous},
              {overjealous}]