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ruddy
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rud·dy

adjective \ˈrə-dē\
rud·di·errud·di·est

Definition of RUDDY

1
: having a healthy reddish color
2
: red, reddish
3
British —used as an intensive <bellowed like a ruddy bull when she wanted food — Doreen Tovey>
— rud·di·ly \ˈrə-dəl-ē\ adverb
— rud·di·ness \ˈrə-dē-nəs\ noun
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Examples of RUDDY

  1. She has a ruddy face.
  2. the ruddy surface of Mars

Origin of RUDDY

Middle English rudi, from Old English rudig, from rudu redness; akin to Old English rēad red — more at red
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to RUDDY

Synonyms
blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, sanguine
Antonyms
ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with RUDDY

bloody, buddy, cruddy, cuddy, duddie, muddy, study

rud·dy

adjective \ˈrəd-ē\   (Medical Dictionary)
rud·di·er; rud·di·est

Medical Definition of RUDDY

: having a healthy reddish color <a ruddy complexion>

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