Standard Lemma guide

bedizened

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

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/
  • General-American: /bɪˈdaɪzənd/
  • General-American: /-ˈdɪ-/
  • rhymes with -aɪzənd
  • rhymes with -ɪzənd

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literary

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gaudy

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of bedizen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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.