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Ruddy skin
Ruddy complexion
Opposite of ruddy
Red
Palpable
Flushed
Benevolent
Caustic
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ruddy
[
ruhd
-ee
]
Example Sentences
Origin
rud·dy
/
ˈrʌd
i
/
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[
ruhd
-ee
]
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adjective,
-di·er,
-di·est,
adverb
adjective
1.
of or having a fresh, healthy red color:
a ruddy complexion.
2.
red or reddish.
3.
British
Slang
.
damned:
a ruddy fool.
adverb
4.
British
Slang
.
damned:
He'd ruddy well better be there.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Origin:
before 1100;
Middle English
rudi,
Old English
rudig.
See
rudd
,
-y
1
Related forms
rud·di·ly,
adverb
rud·di·ness,
noun
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Example Sentences
And blue, gray or amber frames help tone down
ruddy
complexions.
His portly figure and
ruddy
face suggest that he is no stranger to either of these items.
Many vessels were left unglazed to show off the
ruddy
color of natural terracotta.
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And blue, gray or amber frames help tone down
ruddy
complexions.
His portly figure and
ruddy
face suggest that he is no stranger to either of these items.
Many vessels were left unglazed to show off the
ruddy
color of natural terracotta.
Paprika is commonly used for its
ruddy
color rather than for its taste.
It has a lot of character with its chips and stains, while its
ruddy
tone allows the person to pop out of the background.
The layers are an improbable red that can vary from a fluorescent pink to a dark
ruddy
mahogany.
Well, the employment report is hardly a sign of an economy in
ruddy
health.
Another five miles down river, the team floated by a thicket of alders teeming with the
ruddy
red birds.
They are large ample-chested, crect,
ruddy
and of obvious and conscious strength.
These wares begin with raw clay pulled from the
ruddy
hillsides and prepared for throwing on the potter's wheel or hand-building.
Ruddy
has filled his own two acres with flowerbeds, fountains and wisteria arbors.
The sodium haze of the lights casts his
ruddy
face in gray.
Asparagus has come down in price, and it looks quite nice with the
ruddy
risotto.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
ruddy
(ˈrʌdɪ)
—
adj
,
-dier
,
-diest
1.
(of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life
2.
coloured red or pink:
a ruddy sky
—
adv
, —
adj
3.
(intensifier) bloody; damned:
a ruddy fool
[Old English
rudig
, from
rudu
redness (see
rudd
); related to Old High German
rot
red
1
, Swedish
rod
, Old Norse
rythga
to make rusty]
'ruddily
—
adv
'ruddiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ruddy
O.E. rudig, probably from rudu "redness," related to read "red" (see
red
). As a British slang euphemism for
bloody
(q.v.), first recorded 1914.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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