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Definition of
beady adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
beady
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ˈbidi
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(
of eyes
)
small, round, and bright; watching everything closely or with suspicion
I could just see the bird's open beak and small beady eyes.
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