beady-eyed

[ bee-dee-ahyd ]

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.

Origin of beady-eyed

1
First recorded in 1870–75

Words Nearby beady-eyed

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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 fourth member was a Navajo Indian, a copper-skinned, raven-haired, beady-eyed desert savage.

  • They were like so many beady-eyed lizards in so many dark crevices.

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
  • Turning, Henrietta saw that a black, beady-eyed gentleman was staring at her sternly.

    The Tale of Henrietta Hen | Arthur Scott Bailey
  • From 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