ruddy
Meaning
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- Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
- (slang) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
Synonyms
cherry-red
ruby-red
reddish brown
very red
high-coloured
be vivid
ruddy-faced
pink-cheeked
red-cheeked
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹʌdi/
Etymology
From Middle English ruddy, rody, rudi, from Old English rudiġ (“reddish; ruddy”), from rudu (“redness”), equivalent to rud (“redness”) + -y. Compare Icelandic roði (“redness”). The British slang sense expressing irritation is presumably a euphemism for bloody.
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