"greeny" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-greeny.ogg [Australia] Forms: greenier [comparative], greeniest [superlative]
Etymology: From green + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|green|y}} green + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|greenier}} greeny (comparative greenier, superlative greeniest)
  1. greenish; somewhat green
    Sense id: en-greeny-en-adj-W59A3hUi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 95 5

Noun

Audio: En-au-greeny.ogg [Australia] Forms: greenies [plural]
Etymology: From green + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|green|y}} green + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} greeny (plural greenies)
  1. Alternative form of greenie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: greenie
    Sense id: en-greeny-en-noun-0vMQxPg7

Inflected forms

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