greenfaced

greenfaced

English

Etymology

green +‎ faced

Adjective

greenfaced (comparative more greenfaced, superlative most greenfaced)

1. Having a green face or appearance.
   • 1835, Richard Hay, ‎James Maidment, Genealogie of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn, page 29:

     Where greenfaced garden set att Flora's feet,
     Makes Nature's beauty quick Apelles greet...

   • 1987, Jack Kerouac, Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three, page 33:

     Doctor Sax bangs his knotty cane on the door of an Isadora Duncan-type party in the Castle in the Twenties when the batty lady owned it, when they see who's at the door all greenfaced and leering and blazing-maniac-eyed they scream and faint […]

   • 2008, Mina A. A., Road Atlas to Love, page 90:

     “This is ungracious! You better mind your own business,” he whispers almost greenfaced.

   • 2010, Alan Cohen, A Daily Dose of Sanity: A Five-Minute Soul Recharge for Every Day of the Year, page 19:

     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.