beady-eyed
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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How to use beady-eyed in a sentence
Don't thet beady-eyed greaser's gall make you want to spit all over yourself?
The Man of the Forest | Zane GreyThe fourth member was a Navajo Indian, a copper-skinned, raven-haired, beady-eyed desert savage.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyThey were like so many beady-eyed lizards in so many dark crevices.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick CaseyTurning, Henrietta saw that a black, beady-eyed gentleman was staring at her sternly.
The Tale of Henrietta Hen | Arthur Scott BaileyFrom out of a deep windfall a beady-eyed, thin-bellied fisher-cat came forth, and stopped with his feet in the crimson ribbon.
Kazan | James Oliver Curwood
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