Greeny vs Greedy - What's the difference?
greeny | greedy |
(pejorative) a member of a , a green
(slang) nasal mucus, a bogey
greenish; like green, combined with green
*"Above is a more accurate and helpful colour wheel based on what is sometimes called the 'Dual-Primary System' which is formed using six basic colours instead of three - a greeny' blue and a violety blue; an orangey red and and violety red; a ' greeny yellow and an orangey yellow." — [http://www.silkpainters-guild.co.uk/workshop2.html]
*"And my eyes are weird green grey. More greeny blue in daylight." — [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.shoe.lesbians.moderated/msg/6956e5b1291cbae0]
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
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, title= Prone to overeat.
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As adjectives the difference between greeny and greedy
is that greeny is greenish; like green, combined with green while greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires.As a noun greeny
is a member of a Green party, a green.greeny
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Alternative forms
* greenie (noun only)Noun
(greenies)Adjective
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*greedy
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Adjective
(er)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}