beady
- adjective
- /ˈbiːdi/
- beady eyes
Examples
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Gramma Luz Maria, wearing her beady grin and her Chinese silk shawl.
Fiction book (1995) -
The doll's dress was adorned with beady sequins that sparkled in the light.
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She wore a necklace with beady jewels that caught everyone's attention at the party.
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The artist used tiny beady decorations to embellish the canvas, making it come alive.
Synonyms
Decorated with many small shiny pieces like sequins that sparkle in light
Shining with many small, bright points of light
Covered with jewels that sparkle and look showy
Covered with small shiny pieces like sequins that reflect light
Decorated with small round objects sewn onto cloth or strung on thread
Covered with small shiny discs sewn onto cloth
Covered with small shiny stones or beads to look rich
Having many small decorations like metal points, gems, or lights
Decorated with jewels, beads, or sequins
Covered with many small shiny things that reflect light or full of famous people
A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful
Covered with small things that make something look more beautiful
Compounds
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Beady comes from the simple word bead, a small round jewel, plus -y which means 'full of', so it originally meant 'covered with beads' and today describes things decorated with many small shiny beads.