ruddy
About 0.93 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
ruddy:
- adjective Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).
in ruddy health
- adjective A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
- adverb A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
- noun A ruddy duck.
- noun A ruddy ground dove.
- verb To make reddish in colour.
The sunset ruddied our faces.
Similar words
rubicund red reddish crimson scarlet ruby-red cerise carmine cherry-red cherry
Often followed by
face complexion and glow cheeks light duck with brown
Word family
ruddier ruddiest ruddily ruddiness ruddinesses
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