bedizened UK /bɪˈdaɪz(ə)nd/US /bɪˈdaɪzənd/ adjective1 •(literary) Dressed or ornamented in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner; ostentatious.There was much whispering and plotting after she had gone in, a conference with some of the boys, and a handing over of bedizened pencils and chews of gum for value received. — 1923 formsmore bedizened · most bedizened