beady
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5.4
- 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
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2.7
Covered with small things that make something look more beautiful
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4.0
Having many small decorations like metal points, gems, or lights
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7.1
Decorated with many small shiny pieces like sequins that sparkle in light
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3.4
Decorated with small round objects sewn onto cloth or strung on thread
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3.9
A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful
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2.7
Shining with many small, bright points of light
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5.4
Covered with small shiny discs sewn onto cloth
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3.9
Covered with small shiny stones or beads to look rich
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6.1
Covered with jewels that sparkle and look showy
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7.9
Covered with small shiny pieces like sequins that reflect light
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8.3
Covered with many small shiny things that reflect light or full of famous people
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7.0
Decorated with jewels, beads, or sequins
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.