Redly

red  (rd)

n.

1.

a. The hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers; any of a group of colors that may vary in lightness and saturation and whose hue resembles that of blood; one of the additive or light primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

b. A pigment or dye having a red hue.

c. Something that has a red hue.

2.

a. often Red A Communist.

b. A revolutionary activist.

adj. red·der, red·dest

1. Having a color resembling that of blood.

2. Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color: a red dog; a red oak.

3.

a. Having a reddish or coppery skin color.

b. often Red Offensive Of or being a Native American.

4. Having a ruddy or flushed complexion: red with embarrassment.

5. often Red Communist.

Idiom:

in the red

Operating at a loss; in debt.

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[Middle English, from Old English rad; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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redly adv.

redness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

redly - displaying a red color; "the forge belched redly at the sky"-Adria Langley