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rubicund

[roo-bi-kuhnd]

adjective

red or reddish; ruddy: a rubicund complexion.

Origin:
1495–1505; < Latin rubicundus, akin to ruber red¹

Related forms

ru·bi·cun·di·ty, noun

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rubicund (ˈruːbɪkənd)

—*adj*
	of a reddish colour; ruddy; rosy

[C16: from Latin rubicundus, from rubēre to be ruddy, from ruber red]

rubicundity

—n

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