bedizened

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/bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/

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/bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/ · /bɪˈdaɪzənd/ · /-ˈdɪ-/

Definition of bedizened

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

(literary)Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.

“There was much whispering and plotting after she had gone in, a conference with some of the boys, and a handing over of bedizened pencils and chews of gum for value received.”
“She wore only the subtlest touch of make up and round her delicate throat only a single string of pearls. Among the hundred bedizened women she was a rarity.”

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adj

(literary)Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.

“There was much whispering and plotting after she had gone in, a conference with some of the boys, and a handing over of bedizened pencils and chews of gum for value received.”
“She wore only the subtlest touch of make up and round her delicate throat only a single string of pearls. Among the hundred bedizened women she was a rarity.”

verb

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From bedizen + -ed.

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