green-eyed

[ green-ahyd ]

/ ˈgrinˌaɪd /

jealous; envious; distrustful.

Origin of green-eyed

First recorded in 1590–1600

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

The Chinese Town Descended From Romans? |Nina Strochlic |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was the most beautifully, stunningly tanned, muscular, blonde, green-eyed guy.

‘Hunger Games’ Star Sam Claflin Is as Surprised as You Are That He Was Cast as Finnick Odair |Kevin Fallon |November 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Othello was warned to stay away from the ‘green-eyed monster.’

On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes |Laura Dimon |March 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Other men have not been shy about their fascination with green-eyed women.

On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes |Laura Dimon |March 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

These are the rules for the strapping, green-eyed Lebanese Shiite from Brooklyn.

Islam's Sex Licenses |Betwa Sharma |April 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
It is the green-eyed monster which never did and never will improve each shining hour, but quite the reverse.

Somebody's Luggage |Charles Dickens
Ah, sweet wife, never let the green-eyed monster trouble the peace of your heart!

The Purple Land |W. H. Hudson
All sorts of things seem to conspire to feed "the green-eyed monster" into a state of fatness.

Nuggets of the New Thought |William Walker Atkinson,
In those really perilous days, our green-eyed government certainly saw more perils than had either existence or probability.

The Violin |George Dubourg
Soon the street was filled with bearskin caps worn by ruddy, green-eyed, flat-nosed persons.

Luna Benamor |Vicente Blasco Ibez

green-eyed

jealous or envious

the green-eyed monster jealousy or envy