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ruddy

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rud·dy  (rd)
adj. rud·di·er, rud·di·est
1.
a. Having a healthy, reddish color.
b. Reddish; rosy.
2. Chiefly British Slang Used as an intensive: "You ruddy liar!" (John Galsworthy).

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

ruddi·ly adv.
ruddi·ness n.

ruddy
Adjective
[-dier, -diest]
1. (of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour
2. red or pink: a ruddy glow
Adverb, adj
Informal bloody: too ruddy slow, I just went through the ruddy ceiling [Old English rudig]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ruddy - inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"
healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
2.ruddy - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

ruddy
adjective 1. rosy, red, fresh, healthy, glowing, blooming, flushed, blushing, radiant, reddish, sanguine, florid, sunburnt, rosy-cheeked, rubicund << OPPOSITE pale
Translations
ruddy [ˈrʌdɪ] adj [face] → rubicundo;
(col) (= damned); condenado

ruddy [ˈrʌdɪ] adj [face] → coloré(e);
(inf) (= damned); sacré(e)fichu(e)

ruddy [ˈrʌdɪ] adj (complexion etc) → rötlich;
(inf) (damned) → verdammt

ruddy [ˈrʌdɪ] adj [face] → fresco/a;
(col) (= damned); maledetto/a

ruddy
adj ruddy [ˈradi]
1 (of the face) rosy and showing good health ruddy cheeks. rossig مُتَوَرِّد، ضارِب إلى الحُمْرَه румен ruměný sund rötlich ροδοκόκκινος (για πρόσωπο) con color(es) õhetav, punetav گلگون punakka rouge de santé אָדַמדַם सुर्ख rumen, crvenkast pirospozsgás kemerah-merahan rjóður og sællegur rosso, roseo 赤らんだ (안색이) 불그레한 raudonas, rausvas sārts, veselīgs kemerah-merahan blozend rødmusset/-lett rumiany corado rumen (în obraji) румяный červený rožnat rumen rödblommig แดงระเรื่อ pembe 紅潤的 рум'яний صحتمند hồng hào khỏe mạnh
2 red The sky was filled with a ruddy glow. rooierig أحْمَر яркочервен narudlý rødlig rot κόκκινος rojizo punane قرمز رنگ punertava rougeoyant אַדמוֹנִי लाल, रक्ताभ zdrava boja piros merah rauður rossastro 赤い 붉은, 붉게 빛나는 rausvas sārts warna kemerah-merahan rossig rød(lig) czerwon(aw)y avermelhado roş­cat красный červenkavý, červenkastý rdečkast rumen röd มีสีแดง kırmızı, al 微紅的 червонуватий سرخ đỏ thẫm


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A little pink-eyed Jew-boy, with a head as ruddy as the rising morn, let the party into the house, and Rawdon was welcomed to the ground-floor apartments by Mr.
She wept for very pleasure when she felt their little arms clasping her; their hard, ruddy cheeks pressed against her own glowing cheeks.
The door was opened by a comely young woman, with ruddy cheeks and a bright kind eye that promised conversation.
 
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