green-fingered
adjective
uk
/ˌɡriːnˈfɪŋ.ɡəd/ us
/ˌɡriːnˈfɪŋ.ɡɚd/ (US green-thumbed)Meaning of green-fingered in English
(Definition of green-fingered from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of green-fingered
green-fingered
We are in a state of transition from the green-fingered, overworked rustic image to that of the nimble technician and sophisticated factory manager.
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I fancy that a majority of 133 will not be easily overturned by the conversion of what one might call a few green-fingered, repentant souls.
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Green-fingered himself, he taught young, keen, enterprising farmers how to grow things in their incomparable soil and climate.
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