beady Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
    buttony; beadlike; buttonlike.
    • bright beady eyes
    • black buttony eyes
  2. adjective satellite covered with beads or jewels or sequins
    gemmed; spangled; jewelled; sequined; spangly; jeweled.

WordNet


Bead"y adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913