rubicund
adjective
red or reddish; ruddy.
rubicundity
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a word derived from
rubicund.
Example Sentences
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As both these worthies were distinguished by that rubicundity of face with which it is marked, the reader may decree the honour of a sitting to which he pleases.
From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by John Trusler
Macaulay spoke of his "rector-like amplitude and rubicundity."
From Sydney Smith by George William Erskine Russell
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 Charles Whibley
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
His rubicundity had increased and his blandness was dissolved.
From The Lion's Share by Arnold Bennett
