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adjective

as in ornate
elaborately and often excessively decorated a bedizened dress that looked more like a Christmas tree than an article of clothing

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bedizened

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verb

past tense of bedizen
as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry

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  1. ornate
  2. adorned
  3. decorated
  4. draped
  5. ornamented
Adjective
  • As with Thomas Wyatt more than four hundred years before, Gunn, in his poems on the deaths of friends, found stark rhymes more forceful than subtle ones, and unornamented lines more powerful than qualified or ornate ones.
    — Colm Tóibín, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Crafted with shimmering elements throughout the sheer design, the dress was wholly ornate.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of ornate
Verb
  • Many such T-shirts on the market are adorned by graphics and made of cotton, but Guest in Residence’s take is significantly more upscale.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pawlikowski, surveying the city, came across a graveyard that was adorned with old statues, worn by lichen and time; and that is where Erika strolls, seeking refuge, on a bright day.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of adorned
Verb
  • The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The actress’ clear beds were bedazzled and decorated with watermarks that stretched across her cuticles and up to her tips, which were filed round and kept long.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • Lu added that they would eventually be draped in real greenery, not the plastic version.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Windswept hair, a scarf draped over one shoulder, a Fair Isle knit made for the moors of Scotland.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of draped
Verb
  • Nude illusion looks — often ornamented with glitter, feathers, and other Mackie motifs — became a staple look for the designer.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Their lives were recorded in the form of hagiographies, stories of the saints, often ornamented with folkloric motifs, focusing on marvelous adventures and miraculous doings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of ornamented
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“Bedizened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedizened. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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