bedizened
Syllables: be·diz·en·edUK/bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/US/bɪˈdaɪzənd/
bedizened adjective: dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious. Also the simple past and past participle of bedizen.
Adjective
bedizened (comparative more bedizened, superlative most bedizened)
- 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.1923, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “Trial by Fire”, in Emily of New Moon, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →OCLC, page 84
- 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.[1943], Marjorie Barnard, “Arrow of Mistletoe”, in The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories, Sydney, N.S.W.: The Clarendon Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 12
- Synonyms:
- gaudy
Also used as
bedizened is also the simple past and past participle of bedizen.
Synonyms of bedizened
Forms of bedizened
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more bedizened |
| superlative | most bedizened |
| Verb | |
| alternative form | bedisened |
Origin of bedizened
From bedizen + -ed.
Words formed from bedizened
Questions about bedizened
- What does bedizened mean?
- Bedizened means dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.
- What part of speech is bedizened?
- Bedizened is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce bedizened?
- Bedizened is pronounced /bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/ (UK).
Words near bedizened in the dictionary
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