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comparative beadier or more beady, superlative beadiest or most beady
Resembling beads; small, round, and gleaming. quotations examples
seeing Mrs. Bute's beady eyes
1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 19, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848
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.
1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major
Bright and penetrating. (of eyes or a look) quotations examples
Cracked eggs, dead birds, scream as they fight for life / I can feel death, can see its beady eyes
1996, Radiohead (lyrics and music), “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”, in The Bends
Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads. examples
Characterized by beads. examples