greener
adjective
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Having green as its color.
“The former flag of Libya is fully green.”
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(of people) Sickly, unwell.
“Sally looks pretty green — is she going to be sick?”
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Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
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(of people) Inexperienced.
“John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.”
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(of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
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(of people) Overcome with envy.
“He was green with envy.”
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Environmentally friendly.
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Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.
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Of bacon or similar smallgoods: unprocessed, raw, unsmoked; not smoked or spiced.
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Not fully roasted; half raw.
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Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.
“That timber is still too green to be used.”
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High or too high in acidity.
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Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent.
“a green manhood; a green wound”
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Having a sexual connotation.
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Having a color charge of green.
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Being or relating to the green currencies of the European Union.
“the green pound; the green lira”
noun
- 1
A newcomer; a recent immigrant.
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A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
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Agent noun of green; someone or something which greens.
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