Word Study
beady
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective beady has 2 senses
- beady(s = adj.all) beadlike, buttonlike, buttony - small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" Derived form noun bead2
- beady(s = adj.all) gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly - covered with beads or jewels or sequins; Array Derived form noun bead1
CIDE DICTIONARY
beady, a.
- Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads. [1913 Webster]
- Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
beady, adj. (beadier, beadiest)
1 (of the eyes) small, round, and bright.
2 covered with beads or drops.
1 (of the eyes) small, round, and bright.
2 covered with beads or drops.
Idiom
beady-eyed with beady eyes.
Derivative
beadily adv. beadiness n.
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