beady-eyed

American  

[bee-dee-ahyd] / ˈbi diˌaɪd /

adjective

1. marked by or having small, glittering eyes, especially eyes that seem to gleam with malice, avarice, or lechery.

2. staring with suspicion, skepticism, etc..

   The gambler gave the newcomer a beady-eyed look.

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Etymology

Origin of beady-eyed

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

At 4 a.m., three heavy-eyed students were already pacing the sidewalks around Quixote Production Supplies on North Cahuenga Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

But for all his initially boundless energy, he sometimes betrays a haggard, heavy-eyed exhaustion, as if even he were getting a little tired of his company.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Users online started cut-and-pasting Pepe’s heavy-eyed, froggy face and the phrase “feels good, man” and shared it on Internet message boards as a quick visual description of how they were feeling after an event.

From Time • Oct. 13, 2016

We see this especially in Stanley Townsend's Eddie, a heavy-eyed bear of a man, turning from cuddly to untamed with each line.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2011

She heard a sound behind her, and there was Will, heavy-eyed with sleep.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman