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Definition of Beady
1. Adjective. Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button. "Black buttony eyes"
2. Adjective. Covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Exact synonyms: Gemmed, Jeweled, Jewelled, Sequined, Spangled, Spangly
Similar to: Adorned, Decorated
Derivative terms: Bead, Spangle
Similar to: Adorned, Decorated
Derivative terms: Bead, Spangle
Definition of Beady
1. a. Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening.
Definition of Beady
1. Adjective. (of eyes) small, round, and gleaming ¹
2. Adjective. (of a look) bright and penetrating ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beady
1. resembling beads [adj BEADIER, BEADIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beady
Literary usage of Beady
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... beady Eyes — An Aspirant for Fame — Sitting Bull — Medicine Arrow —A Favorite
of Fortune — The Most Remarkable Chief 6f His Time — His Famous Arrows ..."
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