ruddy (redirected from ruddies)

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).

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

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ruddi·ly adv.

ruddi·ness n.

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ruddy [ˈrʌdɪ]

adj -dier, -diest

1. (of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) coloured red or pink a ruddy sky

adv & adj Informal chiefly Brit

(intensifier) bloody; damned a ruddy fool

[Old English rudig, from rudu redness (see rudd); related to Old High German rot red¹, Swedish rod, Old Norse rythga to make rusty]

ruddily  adv

ruddiness  n

Thesaurus

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" rubicund, sanguine, florid 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 blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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ruddy

adjective

1. rosy, red, fresh, healthy, glowing, blooming, flushed, blushing, radiant, reddish, sanguine, florid, sunburnt, rosy-cheeked, rubicund He had a naturally ruddy complexion.
rosy white, grey, pale, wan, sickly, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen

2. red, pink, scarlet, ruby, crimson, reddish, roseate barges, with their sails ruddy brown see shades of red damn, blasted, bloody (Brit. informal), blessed, damned, flaming, bleeding (Brit. informal), blooming (Brit. informal), freaking (slang, chiefly U.S.), flipping (Brit. informal), blinking (Brit. informal), confounded, goddam (U.S. informal), effing (Brit. informal) The ruddy thing wouldn't work.

Translations

ruddy [ˈrʌdɪ] ADJ (ruddier (compar) (ruddiest (superl)))

1. [complexion] → rubicundo, coloradote; [sky] → rojizo

2. (Brit) (o.f., euph) → maldito, condenado

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ruddy

adj (+er)

(= red) face → rot; complexion → gesund, rot; sky, glow → rötlich

(Brit inf: = bloody) → verdammt (inf)

adv (Brit inf: = bloody) → verdammt (inf); how could you be so ruddy stupid? → wie konntest du nur so verdammt blöd sein? (inf)

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ruddy¹ [ˈrʌdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (complexion) → rubicondo/a; (sky) → rossastro/a

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ruddy² [ˈrʌdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → dannato/a

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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 건강한 혈색의 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 红润的

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 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 微红的