Ruddy
['rʌdɪ] or ['rʌdi]
Definition
(n.) Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.
(n.) Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips.
(v. t.) To make ruddy.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Reddish, florid, blowzed, blowzy, rubicund, or a red color.
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Definition
superl. Rudd′iest) adj. red: of the colour of the skin in high health: rosy glowing bright.—v.t. to make red.—adv. Rudd′ily.—ns. Rudd′iness; Rudd′y-div′er -duck an American duck with wedge-shaped tail; Rudd′y-rudd′er the long-eared sun-fish.
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Examples
- It had a pale ruddy sea-bottom, with black crabs and sea-weed moving sinuously under a transparent sea, that passed into flamy ruddiness above. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- We had one fine sunset--a rich carmine flush that suffused the western sky and cast a ruddy glow far over the sea. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His blue, keen eyes were lit up with laughter, his ruddy face, with its sharp fair hair, was full of satisfaction, and glowing with life. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Facing her on the bank blazed the fire, which at once sent a ruddy glare into the room where she was, and overpowered the candles. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Carriston's face, generally ruddy, looked somewhat pale, and Maurice wondered what could be the reason for such a loss of color. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Natasha