beady

ˈbiːdi

beadier, beadiest

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Definition of beady - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

appearancesmall, round, and shiny like beads

The bird's beady eyes watched us closely..

glittering

shiny

eyesbright and penetrating, often describing eyes

She gave him a beady stare.

keen

piercing

sharp

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beady eye

watchful attention towards someone or something

She kept a beady eye on the children.

keep a beady eye on

watch closely and carefully for any changes

She kept a beady eye on the children in the park.

be beady

have small, round, and shiny eyes

The cat's eyes were be beady in the dark.

beady-eyed

adj.

giving a suspicious and alert look

The detective gave a beady-eyed stare at the suspect.

Origin of beady

Old English, bead (prayer) + -y (adjective suffix)

Examples of beady in a sentence

The detective's beady eyes missed nothing.
His beady eyes scanned the room suspiciously.
The detective's beady gaze made the suspect uncomfortable.

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French:perlé, perçant, ...
German:perlenartig, stechend, ...
Italian:lucido, penetrante, ...
Spanish:brillante, penetrante, ...
Portuguese:redondos e brilhantes, penetrante, ...
Chinese:珠状的, 炯炯有神的, ...
Japanese:ビーズのような, 鋭い, ...
Arabic:خَرَزِي, خَرَزِيّ, ...
Hebrew:חַרוּזִי, בּוֹהֵק, ...
Russian:блестящий, ...
Ukrainian:намистинками, ...
Hindi:मनके-सी, पैनी, ...
Bengali:গোলগাল, তীক্ষ্ণ, ...
Catalan:petit rodó i brillant, penetrant, ...
Czech:korálkový, pronikavý, ...
Danish:små, runde og skinnende, skarp, ...
Dutch:kraalachtige, doordringend, ...
Greek:σαν χάντρες, διαπεραστικός, ...
Hungarian:gyöngyszerű, szúrós, ...
Khmer:តូចមូលភ្លឺរលោងដូចគ្រាប់អង្កាំ, ភ្លឺមុត, ...
Korean:구슬 같은, 날카로운, ...
Persian:مهره‌ای, نافذ, ...
Polish:koralikowy, przenikliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):redondos e brilhantes, penetrante, ...
Romanian:strălucitor, pătrunzător, ...
Swedish:pärlögon, genomträngande, ...
Thai:เล็ก กลม เป็นมันเหมือนลูกปัด, คมกริบ, ...
Turkish:boncuk gibi, delici, ...
Vietnamese:nhỏ tròn và sáng như hạt cườm, sáng quắc, ...

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