green
/ɡɹin/ adjective A1- Of a green hue. · He is wearing a green shirt.· The former flag of Libya is fully green.
- Sickly, unwell. · Sally looks pretty green—is she going to be sick?
- Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
- Inexperienced. · John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.
- Islamist.
- Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; young. · a green manhood· a green wound
- Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
- Overcome with envy. · He was green with envy.
Comparative greener · Superlative greenest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
At the great circus on the green;
Green leaves a-floating,
Till I look down on the garden green,
And there is the green for stringing the daisies!
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