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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Antonyms:
noun
(informal) Ruddy duck.
Wiktionary
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

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