rubicund
adjective
red or reddish; ruddy.
rubicundity
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a word derived from
rubicund.
Example Sentences
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Elsa leaned upon her elbows, and she smiled a little as she noted that the purple had gone from his nose and that it had resumed its accustomed rubicundity.
From Parrot & Co. by MacGrath, Harold
He wore no gloves; but the bloated rubicundity of his hands was relieved by a profusion of rings, which—even without the cigar in his mouth—were quite sufficient to establish his claims to gentility.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 by Various
"Who are you?" said Wildeve, discerning by the candle-light an obscure rubicundity of person in his companion.
From The Return of the Native by Hardy, Thomas
His rubicundity had increased and his blandness was dissolved.
From The Lion's Share by Bennett, Arnold
For thirty years his mottled nose and the rubicundity of his cheeks were the ineffaceable ensigns of his intemperance.
From A Book of Scoundrels by Whibley, Charles
