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bedecked

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /bɪˈdɛkd/
  • CMU ARPABET: B IH0 D EH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Covered; encrusted; arrayed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The general's uniform was so bedecked with medals that he began leaning to one side.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of bedeck

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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