What does beadily mean?
Beadily means (usually of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(usually of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner..
Catweazle paused, about to drink from an old baked-bean tin while Touchwood looked on beadily.
Finally he began to hover in the open window of the shack, buzzing there with his furious wings, looking at me beadily, then, flash, he was gone.
It was a part of his general mischief—he lurched about all day, asked leading questions, rubbed up old scandals and scratched beadily for new ones.
Use beadily when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Beadily means (usually of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Catweazle paused, about to drink from an old baked-bean tin while Touchwood looked on beadily.
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