- beady
- adjective
(beadier; -est)
Date: 1826
1.
a. resembling beads
b. small, round, and shiny with interest or greed <beady eyes> 2. marked by bubbles or beads <a beady liquor> • beadily adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
beady
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Beady — Bead y, a. 1. Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. Beady eyes. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads. [1913 Webster] 3. Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beady — [bēd′ē] adj. beadier, beadiest 1. small, round, and glittering like a bead [beady eyes] 2. decorated with beads … English World dictionary
beady — (adj.) in reference to eyes, 1826, from BEAD (Cf. bead) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Beadily; beadiness … Etymology dictionary
beady — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a person s eyes) small, round, and observing things clearly. DERIVATIVES beadily adverb … English terms dictionary
beady — [[t]bi͟ːdi[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Beady eyes are small, round, and bright. Meg felt the old woman s beady eyes on her. 2) ADJ: ADJ n If someone keeps a beady eye on a person or organization, they watch them carefully and suspiciously. He keeps a… … English dictionary
beady — UK [ˈbiːdɪ] / US [ˈbɪdɪ] adjective Word forms beady : adjective beady comparative beadier superlative beadiest beady eyes are small, round, and bright • have/keep your beady eye on someone British to watch someone very closely and carefully … English dictionary
beady — bead|y [ˈbi:di] adj 1.) beady eyes are small, round, and shiny used especially about someone who you think looks dishonest or strange 2.) have/keep your beady eye(s) on sb/sth especially BrE to watch someone or something very carefully used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beady — adjective 1 beady eyes are small, round, and shiny 2 have/keep your beady eye(s) on humorous to watch someone or something very carefully … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beady — adj. (beadier, beadiest) 1 (of the eyes) small, round, and bright. 2 covered with beads or drops. Phrases and idioms: beady eyed with beady eyes. Derivatives: beadily adv. beadiness n … Useful english dictionary
beady — beadily, adv. beadiness, n. /bee dee/, adj., beadier, beadiest. 1. beadlike; small, globular, and glittering: beady eyes. 2. covered with or full of beads. [1820 30; BEAD + Y1] * * * … Universalium
