ruddier
- comparative of ruddy.
Example Sentences
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“Within six months to a year they start to virilize — getting facial hair, a ruddier complexion, a change in body odor and a deepening of the voice.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2018
Upon Oswald’s return from Russia, family members noted that he had lost some hair and weight, while his complexion appeared ruddier.
From Slate • Nov. 22, 2013
If “The Fitzgerald Family Christmas” revisits the world of “The Brothers McMullen,” the names have changed, and Mr. Burns is stouter and ruddier than he was 17 years ago.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2012
Before the meeting Christy Sullivan sat in his glass-paneled office in Tammany's red brick Wigwam, his face a little ruddier than usual, his thin lips pressed tight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oppie’s hair had turned silvery; he seemed ruddier and less gaunt than Lilienthal remembered from the last time they had seen each other.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
