green-fingered
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.08 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Your basil is doing well, you must be green-fingered."
- "1989, University of Idaho College of Forestry, Wildlife, and Range Sciences, Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, Women in Natural Resources, Volumes 8-10, page 23, Some of the most green fingered may also want to propagate and graft on our existing specimens."
- "2002, Margaret Smith, Aspects of Teaching Secondary Geography: Perspectives on Practice, The Open University, page 250, Failing that, the more green-fingered students may be encouraged to volunteer time to maintain the garden,which should be low-intervention maintenance to preserve the area for wildlife."
- "My garden was rather outstanding, the work of Mrs Poole and myself during our more green-fingered moments."
- "NATURE'S most green-fingered creatures, ants have been cultivating gardens of tasty fungus for 50 million years, according to scientists."
- "Cherries were first cultivated in the region by Richard Harrys, one of the Tudor era′s most green-fingered and forward-looking experts."
Usage
- British usage
Inflected Forms
more green-fingered (comparative)
most green-fingered (superlative)