Ruddy Definition

rŭdē
ruddier, ruddiest
adjective
ruddier, ruddiest
Having a healthy red color.
A ruddy complexion.
Webster's New World
Red or reddish.
Webster's New World
Confounded: an intensive.
Webster's New World
(UK, slang) A mild intensifier.
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noun
(informal) Ruddy duck.
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verb
To make reddish in colour.
The sunset ruddied our faces.
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Other Word Forms of Ruddy

Noun

Singular:
ruddy
Plural:
ruddies

Adjective

Base Form:
ruddy
Comparative:
ruddier
Superlative:
ruddiest

Origin of Ruddy

  • Middle English rudi from Old English rudig reudh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English rudiÄ¡.

    From Wiktionary

Ruddy Sentence Examples

  • She is large, strong, and ruddy, and as unrestrained in her movements as a young colt.

  • In the ruddy fire glow her fair face looked radiant with joy.

  • He is described as of an athletic frame, though not taller than the common, and a white and ruddy complexion.

  • His eyes looked a little bloodshot to her; his face had lost something of its ruddy freshness.

  • Inside these towering properties, smoking cauldrons of yak butter tea are tended by women with ruddy cheeks scorched by the elements.

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Words Starting With

RRURUD

Words Ending With

YDYDDY

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ruddy

Words Starting With R and Ending With Y

Starts With R & Ends With YStarts With RU & Ends With YStarts With R & Ends With DY

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With R5 Letter Words Ending With Y