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Reddy¹

  • /rɛɖ.ɖi/ South Asia
  • /ɹɛdi/ US, UK

Sounds like reddy (with gemination), reddy, ready

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi).

noun Reddies · Reddys · Redde · Reddi

  1. A member of a Telugu caste, mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

proper noun Reddys · Redde · Reddi

  1. A surname from Telugu.

Reddy²

  • /rɛɖ.ɖi/ South Asia
  • /ɹɛdi/ US, UK

Sounds like reddy (with gemination), reddy, ready

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish Ó Rodaigh.

proper noun Reddys · Redde · Reddi

  1. A surname of Irish origin.

reddy³

  • /ˈɹɛdi/ US, UK
  • /ˈrɛɖːi/ South Asia

Sounds like ready, Reddy · Rhymes with -ɛdi

adjective

  1. Somewhat red in colour. Baby brown snakes are dark grey or black, and have broad bands on the back of their heads and numerous reddy-brown spots on their bellies.

    Similar: reddish

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: etal, scarlet, crimson, ruby, carmine, ruddy, reddish, garnet, sanguine, maroon, burgundy, vermilion, cardinal, cherry, roseate, rosy

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"reddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reddy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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reddy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reddy

Chicago

"reddy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reddy.

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@misc{reddy_2026,
  title = {reddy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reddy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}