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beady-eyed
[ bee-dee-ahyd ]
adjective
- marked by or having small, glittering eyes, especially eyes that seem to gleam with malice, avarice, or lechery.
- staring with suspicion, skepticism, etc.:
The gambler gave the newcomer a beady-eyed look.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beady-eyed1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
Don't thet beady-eyed greaser's gall make you want to spit all over yourself?
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The fourth member was a Navajo Indian, a copper-skinned, raven-haired, beady-eyed desert savage.
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They were like so many beady-eyed lizards in so many dark crevices.
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Turning, Henrietta saw that a black, beady-eyed gentleman was staring at her sternly.
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From out of a deep windfall a beady-eyed, thin-bellied fisher-cat came forth, and stopped with his feet in the crimson ribbon.
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