redly

noun

1. a primary color, or any of a spread of colors at the lower end of the visible spectrum, varying in hue from that of blood to pale rose or pink
2. a pigment producing this color

3. Origin: from the red flag symbolizing revolutionary socialism

   Informal a political radical or revolutionary; esp., a communist
4. anything colored red, as a red space on a roulette wheel, a red checker piece, or red clothing
5. red wine
6. Slang a red capsule of secobarbital, a barbiturate: usually used in pl.

Origin: ME < OE read, akin to Ger rot, ON rauthr < IE base *reudh-, red > Gr erythros, L ruber, rufus, red, rubere, to be red, OIr rūad, Lith raũdas, red

adjective redder, reddest

1. having or being of the color red or any of its hues
2. having red hair
3. 1. having a reddish or coppery skin
   2. florid, flushed, or blushing
   3. bloodshot
   4. sore; inflamed
4. 1. politically radical or revolutionary; esp., communist
   2. of the Soviet Union
5. of or designating red wine