beadyeyed
Beady-eyed, sometimes spelled beady-eyed or beady eyed, is an adjective used to describe eyes that are small, round, and bright, or eyes that convey a sharp, piercing, or suspicious expression. The term likens the eyes to beads, emphasizing a glinting, bead-like quality. It can refer to people or animals and to facial expressions.
Originating in English, beady-eyed is a compound of beady and eyed; beady traces to bead-like. Its use
Connotations vary by context. In neutral descriptive writing, beady-eyed simply notes a distinctive gaze. In fiction
Usage notes: hyphenation and spelling vary by source. The most standard form in contemporary writing is beady-eyed;