rubicund
adjective
red or reddish; ruddy.
rubicundity
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a word derived from
rubicund.
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 Harold MacGrath
His hunch has lost its fullness; his nose, its rubicundity; and his profligacy, its point.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
His rubicundity had increased and his blandness was dissolved.
From The Lion's Share by Arnold Bennett
