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beady

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bead·y

   [bee-dee]
adjective, bead·i·er, bead·i·est.
1.
beadlike; small, globular, and glittering: beady eyes.
2.
covered with or full of beads.
Origin:
1820–30; bead + -y1

Related forms
bead·i·ly, adverb
bead·i·ness, noun
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beady (ˈbiːdɪ)
 
—adj , beadier, beadiest
1.  small, round, and glittering: used esp of eyes
2.  resembling or covered with beads
 
'beadily
 
—adv
 
'beadiness
 
—n

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beady
in ref. to eyes, 1826, from bead (q.v.).
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