ruddy
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ruddy¹
- /ˈɹʌdi/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ʌdi
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English rody, from Old English rudiġ (“reddish; ruddy”), from rudu + -iġ. By surface analysis, rud (“redness”) + -y. Compare Icelandic roði (“redness”).
The British slang sense expressing irritation is presumably a euphemism for bloody.
adjective ruddier · ruddiest
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Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
Drystone walls, farm buildings and stone cottages, roofed with ruddy tiles, line the way and blend gently into the surrounding countryside.
Similar: rosy
- Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one). in ruddy health
- A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. "Sister?" I inquired. "She ain't 'ere," a man's voice said. "What's more," it went on, "she ain't been 'ere for ruddy hours, neither. Can't you pull them ruddy curtains, mate, and let's 'ave some flippin' light?"
adverb
- A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. “So, you made quite a splash on Question Time, my homeless pal,” he continued. “Ruddy hilarious. Ha ha ha!”
noun ruddies
- A ruddy duck. In winter, snow geese land at West Pond, a Robert Moses legacy that ought to be called Duck Soup: at this time of year look for ruddies, greater scaups, Northern pintails, American widgeons and gadwalls.
- A ruddy ground dove. Ground doves — two ruddies are shown here — are so called because they feed on the ground.
verb ruddies · ruddying · ruddied
- To make reddish in colour. The sunset ruddied our faces.
Ruddy²
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rubicund, red, reddish, crimson, scarlet, ruby-red, cerise, carmine, cherry-red, cherry, ruby, blood-red, colored, sanguine, chromatic, healthy
Translations
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adj reddish
| Español | rubicundo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | रक्ताभ raktābh, लोहित lohit |
| Português | avermelhado |
| Français | rougeâtre |
| Deutsch | rot, rötlich |
| Italiano | rubicondo |
| Ελληνικά | κοκκινωπός kokkinopós, ρόδινος ródinos, ερυθρός erythrós |
| Română | roșcat |
| Русский | краснова́тый krasnovátyj, румя́ный rumjányj |
| עברית | אֲדַמְדַּם adamdám |
adj a mild intensifier
| Deutsch | verdammt, verflixt |
|---|---|
| Русский | чёртов čórtov, дура́цкий duráckij, прокля́тый prokljátyj |
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