Bedizened

//bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of bedizen form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious. literary

    "There was much whispering and plotting after she had gone in, a conference with some of the boys, and a handing over of bedizened pencils and chews of gum for value received."

Synonyms

All synonyms
adornedaffectedbeadedbedeckedbefrilledbejeweled

Example

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"As usual, she was extraordinarily festooned and bedizened, with a limp Leghorn hat anchored to her head by many windings of faded gauze, and a little black velvet parasol on a carved ivory handle absurdly balanced over her much larger hatbrim."

Etymology

From bedizen + -ed.

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