bedizened

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bedizened

/bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/ UK
/bɪˈdaɪzənd/ US
/-ˈdɪ-/ US

Rhymes with -aɪzənd, -ɪzənd

adjective more bedizened · most bedizened

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.
Similar: gaudy

verb bedisened

participle, past simple past and past participle of bedizen

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@misc{bedizened_2026,
  title = {bedizened},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bedizened},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}