Main Entry:: ¹red
Pronunciation:: \ˈred\
Function:: adjective
Inflected Form(s):: red·der; red·dest
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German rōt red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: of the color red b: having red as a distinguishing color2 a (1): flushed especially with anger or embarrassment (2): ruddy, florid (3): being or having skin of a coppery hue b: bloodshot <eyes red from crying> c: being in the color range between a moderate orange and russet or bay d: tinged with red : reddish3: heated to redness : glowing4 a: inciting or endorsing radical social or political change especially by force boften capitalized : communist coften capitalized : of or relating to a communist country and especially to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

— red in tooth and claw

: characterized by or displaying brutal emotion or violent behavior

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