ruddy
adjective
of or having a fresh, healthy red color.
ruddiest
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superlativeof ruddy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, Newsom started appearing in places such as Bakersfield, Redding and Colusa, among the ruddiest parts of red California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2024
"If you could see my whole family congregated together, you would see every tonality of colour, from the darkest black, like my Uncle Hyne, to the ruddiest white, like my Uncle Eric - a Scotsman."
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023
The wildest brawls and ruddiest language of Kipling's soldiers can be read unblushingly in a drawing-room.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ruddiest of them: The Wanderer, by Mika Waltari, may be a bit of a disappointment to the author's fans.
From Time Magazine Archive
So sweet his voice, so radiant was his hue, Such loveliness of limb and youthful mould, 640 Such cheeks of ruddiest bloom, and locks of burnished gold.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor
