beady

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English bead Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beady From bead + -y.

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. 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. Covered or ornamented with, or as if with, beads.
4. Characterized by beads.

   “beady liquor”