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- Dictionaryruddy/ˈrʌdi/
adjective
- 1. (of a person's face) having a healthy red colour: "a cheerful pipe-smoking man of ruddy complexion"
- 2. used as a euphemism for ‘bloody’: informal British "young people today, they're a ruddy shower" Similar
verb
- 1. make ruddy in colour: "a red flash ruddied the belly of a cloud"
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Rudu evolved into rud (a word now encountered only in dialect or archaic usage) and ruddy. Most often, ruddy is applied to the face when it has the red glow of good health or is red from a suffusion of blood from exercise or excitement.
RUDDY definition: 1. red: 2. used to avoid saying bloody to express anger: 3. red: . Learn more.
1. adjective. If you describe someone's face as ruddy, you mean that their face is a reddish colour, usually because they are healthy or have been working hard, or because they are angry or embarrassed. He had a naturally ruddy complexion. His face is still ruddy and handsome.
Ruddy definition: of or having a fresh, healthy red color. See examples of RUDDY used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈrʌd.i / uk / ˈrʌd.i / Add to word list. red: He was ruddy-cheeked from the walk in the cold. Her face was ruddy and healthy-looking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Less common colors. apple green. argent. ashy. avocado. baby blue. carmine. cerise. dun. emerald. nude. ocher. periwinkle. pistachio. puce. racing green.
Ruddy is used to describe something that is reddish — like the color of red hair, tomatoes, or a friend's cheeks on a cold winter's day. Ruddy is commonly used to describe someone's complexion. In this case, it describes a healthy, reddish glow.
1. (of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life. 2. (Colours) coloured red or pink: a ruddy sky. adv, adj. (intensifier) bloody; damned: a ruddy fool. [Old English rudig, from rudu redness (see rudd); related to Old High German rot red 1, Swedish rod, Old Norse rythga to make rusty] ˈruddily adv.
Jun 5, 2017 · Definition of ruddy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone's face as ruddy, you mean that their face is a reddish color, usually because they are healthy or have been working hard, or because they are angry or embarrassed. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'ruddy' American English: rʌdi British English: rʌdi. More. Synonyms of 'ruddy' • rosy, red, fresh [...] • red, pink, scarlet [...]
What does the word ruddy mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ruddy, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word ruddy? About 0.9 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
