beady
adjective
ˈbē-dē 
beadier; beadiest
1
a
: resembling beads
b
: small, round, and shiny with interest or greed
beady eyes
2
: marked by bubbles or beads
a beady liquor
beadily
ˈbē-də-lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There's nothing creepier than a realistic-looking animal with beady eyes peeing into your window with its large teeth out. 
Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2022 Reaching antennae and beady eyes stick out in a military-straight line from aquachile; they’ve been set along the edge of a rectangular plate, bathing in a shimmering, sharply acidic pool of citrus and green chile. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Order a crudo — live local scallops with truffle and endive, a beady-eyed langoustine with Thai basil oil and pickled rhubarb. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 In 2008, the genial, beady-eyed saint of the historic East Village neighborhood founded a production banner called Underground Comedy, with an average open mic that brought out eight to 12 comedians, depending on the night. Lee Keeler, SPIN, 10 May 2022 The spider, Guriurius minuano, belongs to the family of beady-eyed jumping spiders (Salticidae) and resides in shrubs and trees in some parts of South America, Agence France Presse reports. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022 The ocean takes its toll, covering their beady eyes with barnacles, stealing their plastic limbs, staining their hair green with algae. al, 27 Apr. 2022 There’s something mesmerizing about a Dodo bird: Its squat body and feeble wings; the beady little eyes that peek out from behind its oversized beak. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022 Then age started to eat at my speed, until Beelzebub/Kringle hobbled up to me at track practice one day with his cane and beaming, beady eyes. Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2021 See More
Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2022 Reaching antennae and beady eyes stick out in a military-straight line from aquachile; they’ve been set along the edge of a rectangular plate, bathing in a shimmering, sharply acidic pool of citrus and green chile. Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 Order a crudo — live local scallops with truffle and endive, a beady-eyed langoustine with Thai basil oil and pickled rhubarb. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 In 2008, the genial, beady-eyed saint of the historic East Village neighborhood founded a production banner called Underground Comedy, with an average open mic that brought out eight to 12 comedians, depending on the night. Lee Keeler, SPIN, 10 May 2022 The spider, Guriurius minuano, belongs to the family of beady-eyed jumping spiders (Salticidae) and resides in shrubs and trees in some parts of South America, Agence France Presse reports. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022 The ocean takes its toll, covering their beady eyes with barnacles, stealing their plastic limbs, staining their hair green with algae. al, 27 Apr. 2022 There’s something mesmerizing about a Dodo bird: Its squat body and feeble wings; the beady little eyes that peek out from behind its oversized beak. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2022 Then age started to eat at my speed, until Beelzebub/Kringle hobbled up to me at track practice one day with his cane and beaming, beady eyes. Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
beady
adjective
ˈbē-dē
beadier; beadiest
: like a bead especially in being small, round, and shiny
beady eyes