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- [bih-dek]
- /bɪˈdɛk/
- /bɪˈdek/
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- [bih-dek]
- /bɪˈdɛk/
Definitions of bedecked word
- adjective bedecked If a place is bedecked with flags or other ornaments, these things have been hung up to decorate it. 3
- adjective bedecked Bedecked is also a combining form. 3
- adjective bedecked decorated 3
- verb with object bedecked to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner. 1
- noun bedecked Covered; encrusted; arrayed. 1
- verb bedecked simple past tense and past participle of bedeck. 0
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Origin of bedecked
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; be- + deck
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Parts of speech for Bedecked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bedecked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bedecked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bedecked
adjective bedecked
- decorated — (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- festooned — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
- ornamented — (of a character) highly embellished or ornate; altered by embellishment.
- decked — having a wooden deck or platform
Antonyms for bedecked
adjective bedecked
- stripped — having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed: trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
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