green-eyed /ɡɹiːn aɪd/ adjective2 •Having green eyes.“Sixteen years old I was,” laughed Hannah, “and greener-eyed and more freckled-faced than you’ve ever seen me, pettie.” — 1905 •(figurative) Jealous; envious.“Weena,” know that we look to you to ride life over the hurdles of success with the same firm seat that has held you on the backs of the greenest-eyed devils in the Artillery stables. — 1923 formsgreener-eyed · more green-eyed · greenest-eyed · most green-eyed