greenfaced

greenfaced adjective: having a green face or appearance.

Adjective

greenfaced (comparative more greenfaced, superlative most greenfaced)

Having a green face or appearance.
- Where greenfaced garden set att Flora's feet,
  Makes Nature's beauty quick Apelles greet...1835, Richard Hay, James Maidment, Genealogie of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn, page 29
- It was already late and they had to start for Raleigh with their mouths full of roastbeef to catch the plane, leaving Sally sour and silent and greenfaced to putter in the kitchen and to keep an eye on the kids.1949, John Dos Passos, “In The Field”, in The Grand Design, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, section II (The Ship of State), page 140

You better mind your own business,” he whispers almost greenfaced.2008, Mina A. A., Road Atlas to Love, page 90:
Quite a few of us made trips to the rail, and by the time the squall abated and we reached shore, numerous would-be sailors were greenfaced and swore to take the plane next time.2010, Alan Cohen, A Daily Dose of Sanity: A Five-Minute Soul Recharge for Every Day of the Year, page 19:

comparative	more greenfaced
superlative	most greenfaced

From green + faced.

What does greenfaced mean?: Greenfaced means having a green face or appearance.
How do you use greenfaced in a sentence?: You better mind your own business,” he whispers almost greenfaced.
What part of speech is greenfaced?: Greenfaced is an adjective.

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