beady

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈbiː.di/
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/ˈbiː.di/ · /ˈbi.di/

Definition of beady

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.
    “seeing Mrs. Bute's beady eyes”
    “I shivered in every limb, and a cold beady dew sprang out on my temples as I stood with eyes riveted on the spectral figure before me.”
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adj

  1. Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.
    “seeing Mrs. Bute's beady eyes”
    “I shivered in every limb, and a cold beady dew sprang out on my temples as I stood with eyes riveted on the spectral figure before me.”
  2. Bright and penetrating. (of eyes or a look)
    “Cracked eggs, dead birds, scream as they fight for life / I can feel death, can see its beady eyes”
  3. Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads.
  4. Characterized by beads.
    “beady liquor”

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Etymology

From bead + -y.

Anagrams of beady

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

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