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Beady

//ˈbiː.di// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.

    "seeing Mrs. Bute's beady eyes"

  2. 2
    Bright and penetrating. (of eyes or a look)

    "Cracked eggs, dead birds, scream as they fight for life / I can feel death, can see its beady eyes"

  3. 3
    Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads.
  4. 4
    Characterized by beads.

    "beady liquor"

Adjective
  1. 1
    covered with beads or jewels or sequins wordnet
  2. 2
    small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button wordnet

Etymology

From bead + -y.

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