Meaning

3 senses
  1. Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

    rot, rötlich

    краснова́тыйkrasnovátyj, румя́ныйrumjányj

    inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

  2. Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).

    in ruddy health

  3. (Australia, UK, not comparable, slang)A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.

    verdammt, verflixt

    чёртовčórtov, дура́цкийduráckij, прокля́тыйprokljátyj

Examples

7 sentences
  1. My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands.

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  2. My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

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  3. The hint of stubble on his face evens out his ruddy looks.

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  4. As year succeeded to year she grew taller and stronger, her cheek more ruddy and her step more elastic.

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  5. The other was about fifteen years younger, short, stout, ruddy-faced, and red-haired, with an open, resolute, and cheerful eye.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
reddish:
a mild intensifier:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
reddish:
a mild intensifier:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English rody, from Old English rudiġ (“reddish; ruddy”), from rudu +

Inherited from Middle English rody, from Old English rudiġ (“reddish; ruddy”), from rudu + -iġ. By surface analysis, rud (“redness”) + -y. Compare Icelandic roði (“redness”).

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Forms

ruddier, ruddiest
Comparativeruddier Lesson
Superlativeruddiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms
reddish in color:rosyB2
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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