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Definition of Green-eyed monster
1. Noun. A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival).
Definition of Green-eyed monster
1. Noun. (colloquial) Envy, jealousy, covetousness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Green-eyed Monster
Literary usage of Green-eyed monster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and storiesby Ebenezer Cobham Brewer by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"Grecian Heroine (The\ 1721, D'Urfey. 0. Green Bushes, 1845, Buckstone. D.
Green Domino, 1810, Korner. C. Green-Eyed Monster (Г/ic), 1828, Planché. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1832)
"0 beware, my lord, of jealousy, It is I/ic green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on. The reading I have now to exhibit is from the quarto of ..."
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