ruddy
pronunciation
How to pronounce ruddy in British English:
UK [ˈrʌdi]
How to pronounce ruddy in American English:
US [ˈrʌdi]
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- Adjective:
- inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
- having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Word Origin
- ruddy
- ruddy: see red
- ruddy (adj.)
- late Old English rudig "rubicund," probably from rudu "redness," related to read "red" (see red (adj.1)). As a British slang euphemism for bloody (q.v.), first recorded 1914. Related: Ruddiness.
Example
- 1. The child had a strong body and a ruddy complexion .
- 2. Mars was not always red , according to a new theory for how the planet took on its characteristic ruddy hue .
- 3. Hoyle 's ruddy , mustachioed face breaks into a wide smile as he recalls going to the bank to deposit his first paycheck from the new job .
- 4. Curiously , the ring isn 't red , as I thought it would be , due to the atmosphere 's scattering away all the blue light - this filtering is what gives total lunar eclipses their ruddy cast .
- 5. Height , weight , stature are almost exactly standardized , as are the red garments , the hood and the white whiskers . The pack full of toys , ruddy cheeks and nose , bushy eyebrows and a jolly , paunchy effect are also inevitable parts of the requisite make-up .