ruddy
of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
red or reddish.
British Slang. damned: a ruddy fool.
British Slang. damned: He'd ruddy well better be there.
Origin of ruddy
1Other words from ruddy
- rud·di·ly, adverb
- rud·di·ness, noun
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How to use ruddy in a sentence
His paleness changed to the ruddiness of manhood; and his feeble limbs felt all the vigor of a hero in his prime.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerShe was in person full-limbed and somewhat heavy; without ruddiness, as without pallor; and soft to the touch as a cloud.
Return of the Native | Thomas HardyShe knew not to what she should have recourse, when the stranger made a slight movement, and a faint ruddiness tinged her cheeks.
The Pirates of the Prairies | Gustave AimardPortland Place at Christmas in a black fog was never a rosy landscape, but in 1861 the most hardened Londoner lost his ruddiness.
The Education of Henry Adams | Henry AdamsThe baby, Milita, who attracted attention because of her whiteness and ruddiness, had the strength that her mother lacked.
Woman Triumphant | Vicente Blasco Ibaez
British Dictionary definitions for ruddy
/ (ˈrʌdɪ) /
(of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life
coloured red or pink: a ruddy sky
(intensifier) bloody; damned: a ruddy fool
Origin of ruddy
1Derived forms of ruddy
- ruddily, adverb
- ruddiness, noun
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