"bedizened" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈdaɪzənd/ [General-American], /-ˈdɪ-/ [General-American] Forms: more bedizened [comparative], most bedizened [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪzənd, -ɪzənd Etymology: From bedizen + -ed. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bedizen|-ed|id2=adjective}} bedizen + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} bedizened (comparative more bedizened, superlative most bedizened)
  1. (literary) Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious. Tags: literary Synonyms: gaudy Derived forms: unbedizened
    Sense id: en-bedizened-en-adj-~FD0HPkg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed (adjective), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed (adjective): 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

IPA: /bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈdaɪzənd/ [General-American], /-ˈdɪ-/ [General-American] Forms: bedisened [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪzənd, -ɪzənd Etymology: From bedizen + -ed. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bedizen|-ed|id2=adjective}} bedizen + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bedizened
  1. simple past and past participle of bedizen Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bedizen
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