Ruddy

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Having a healthy, reddish color.
  • adjective. Reddish; rosy.
  • adjective. Used as an intensive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make red or ruddy.
  • Of a red color; reddish; inclining to red; rosy: as, a ruddy blaze; ruddy clouds; ruddy gold; ruddy cheeks.
  • Glowing; cheery; bright.
  • Synonyms Ruddy, Rubicund, Rosy. Ruddy indicates a fresh and healthy red upon the human skin, or, by extension, upon skies, etc. Rubicund indicates an unnatural red in the face or some part of it, as the cheeks or the nose; it is especially associated with high living or intemperance in drink. Rosy generally indicates a charming, blooming red: as, rosy cheeks; but it is occasionally used in a bad sense.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To make ruddy.
  • adjective. Of a red color; red, or reddish.
  • adjective. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health.
  • adjective. an American duck (Erismatura rubida) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird, dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail, hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
  • adjective. the sanderling.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
  • adjective. A mild intensifier.
  • noun. ruddy duck
  • verb. To make reddish in colour.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
  • adjective. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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    Buddy  Judie  bloody  buddy  cruddy  
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    amber  crimson  dusky  fiery  golden  
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    ruddier  ruddiest