greenery-yallery
greenery-yallery adjective: pertaining to the colors green and yellow as used in the style of late-nineteenth-century Aestheticism; hence, typical of Aestheticism; affected.
Adjective
greenery-yallery (comparative more greenery-yallery, superlative most greenery-yallery)
- Pertaining to the colors green and yellow as used in the style of late-nineteenth-century Aestheticism; hence, typical of Aestheticism; affected.
- A greenery-yallery, Grosvenor Gallery, / Foot-in-the-grave young man.1881, WS Gilbert, Patience
- Nothing greenery-yallery about her. So gay, so correct, so unaffected.1945, Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited
greenery-yallery meaning in Tamil
greenery-yallery in Tamil
- அழகுணர்ச்சி கெட்ட
Forms of greenery-yallery
| comparative | more greenery-yallery |
|---|---|
| superlative | most greenery-yallery |
Origin of greenery-yallery
From green + -ery + yaller (pronunciation spelling of yellow) + -y.
Questions about greenery-yallery
- What does greenery-yallery mean?
- Greenery-yallery means pertaining to the colors green and yellow as used in the style of late-nineteenth-century Aestheticism; hence, typical of Aestheticism; affected.
- What is greenery-yallery in Tamil?
- Greenery-yallery in Tamil is அழகுணர்ச்சி கெட்ட. See Greenery-yallery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is greenery-yallery?
- Greenery-yallery is an adjective.
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