beady-eyed

[ bee-dee-ahyd ]

/ ˈbi diˌaɪd /

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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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Origin of beady-eyed

First recorded in 1870–75

Yeah, the “Giant man-puppy” that is Gronkowski won't hold a sexual candle to the blue-eyed dreamboat.
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The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
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One green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics.
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But Byrne himself is the parodist, and he commands the stage by his hollow-eyed, frosty verve.
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What will.i.am is to The Black Eyed Peas, I was to the Fugees.
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Robinson looked at him suspiciously as he took it, and the animals eyed him with evident distrust.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Punch gathered himself together and eyed the house with disfavour.
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A flock of weary sheep pattered along the road, barnward bound, heavy eyed and bleating softly.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
They were a well-matched pair; iron-nerved, both of them, the sort of men to face sudden death open-eyed and unafraid.
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Two or three deep-eyed, long-lashed Monegasque men smiled at her kindly, as Monegasque men and Italians smile at all children.
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