Bedizened
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bedizened is an adjective meaning (literary) Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.
Meaning
(literary) Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of bedizen
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- bedisened
Synonyms for bedizened
Depending on context, synonyms include gaudy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dizen, vain, splashy, blingish, ostentative, ostentatious.
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