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bedizened.

Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/Received-Pronunciation/bɪˈdaɪzənd/General-American/-ˈdɪ-/General-American
  1. Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.

    literary
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bedizen Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bedizened From bedizen + -ed.

verb/bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/Received-Pronunciation/bɪˈdaɪzənd/General-American/-ˈdɪ-/General-American
  1. simple past and past participle of bedizen

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bedizen Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bedizened From bedizen + -ed.

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