beady

[ bee-dee ]

adjective,bead·i·er, bead·i·est.
  1. beadlike; small, globular, and glittering: beady eyes.

  2. covered with or full of beads.

Origin of beady

1
First recorded in 1820–30; bead + -y1

Other words from beady

  • bead·i·ly, adverb
  • bead·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby beady

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How to use beady in a sentence

  • He agreed, and I could almost feel his beady little eyes going ‘KERCHING!’

    How Susan Boyle Won My Heart | Piers Morgan | April 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • A tiny spaniel lay beside the fire, his beady black eyes following the nervous movements of the master of the house.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • But as he turned toward the door she caught a glimpse of a glossy black mustache, and two beady black eyes.

  • Then its cold, beady eyes were fixed on Dick and it uttered a vicious hiss.

    The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • For out of the box glided a real, live snake, fully three feet long, and with beady and dangerous looking eyes!

    The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • Don't thet beady-eyed greaser's gall make you want to spit all over yourself?

British Dictionary definitions for beady

beady

/ (ˈbiːdɪ) /


adjectivebeadier or beadiest
  1. small, round, and glittering: used esp of eyes

  2. resembling or covered with beads

Derived forms of beady

  • beadily, adverb
  • beadiness, noun

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