red
noun
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
reddest
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superlativeof red.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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At the other end of the color spectrum, the astronomers identified another extraordinary white dwarf that may be the reddest star ever documented.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
And for the open seat in Iowa, Democrats seem likely to nominate a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who represents the reddest state house seat held by a Democrat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Union steamfitter Dan Osborn is running against incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in Nebraska, one of the country's reddest states — and there are signs that the race could be much closer than expected.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
After his first few days on set, he returned to his dressing room to find an enormous bouquet of, as he put it, “the biggest and reddest roses I’ve seen in my life.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
He put die three fish on the board, pushed sharpened pegs through their tails into cracks on the cooking board, and propped it next to the reddest part of the coals.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
