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Webster 1913 Edition

Beady

Bead′y

,
Adj.
1.
Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening.
“Beady eyes.”
Thackeray.
2.
Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.
3.
Characterized by beads;
as,
beady
liquor
.

Definition 2024

beady

beady

English

Adjective

beady ‎(comparative beadier or more beady, superlative beadiest or most beady)

  1. Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming.
    • Thackeray
      beady eyes
  2. (of a look) Bright and penetrating.
  3. Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads.
  4. Characterized by beads.
    beady liquor

Anagrams

Etymology

From bead +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːdi/

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