greener

See also: Greener

English

greener

comparative form of green: more green
- 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast
  Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.
- 2021 January 27, “Network News: Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil performs well in DBC tests”, in RAIL, issue 923, page 11:
  DBC Head of Sales Roger Neary added: "Rail freight is already a much greener alternative to road haulage, so to reduce our carbon footprint even further will, I hope, make businesses re-evaluate their own transport strategies."

greener (plural greeners)

(slang, derogatory) A newcomer; a recent immigrant.
(slang, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
Agent noun of green; someone or something which greens.

(recent immigrant): comeling, FOB, freshie, newling; see also Thesaurus:newcomer
(ecological activist): ecofreak, environmentalist, tree hugger

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