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beady

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adj/ˈbiː.di//ˈbi.di/
  1. 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. 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. 3

    Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads.

  4. 4

    Characterized by beads.

    • beady liquor

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