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ruddy

  (rŭd'ē) pronunciation
adj., -di·er, -di·est.
    1. Having a healthy, reddish color.
    2. Reddish; rosy.
  1. Chiefly British Slang. Used as an intensive: “You ruddy liar!” (John Galsworthy).

[Middle English rudi, from Old English rudig.]

ruddily rud'di·ly adv.
ruddiness rud'di·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: ruddy

adjective

  1. Of a healthy reddish color: blooming, florid, flush, flushed, full-blooded, glowing, rosy, rubicund, sanguine. See colors/colorless.
  2. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation: accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, execrable, infernal. Informal blamed, damned. Chiefly British blooming. See like/dislike.

 
Antonyms: ruddy

adj

Definition: pinkish, blushing
Antonyms: pale


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Red and healthy looking.

pronunciation The child had a strong body and a ruddy complexion.

 
Translations: Translations for: Ruddy

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rødmosset, levende, sund, blomstrende
v. tr. - blive rødmosset

Nederlands (Dutch)
roodachtig, blozend, gezond, rood maken

Français (French)
adj. - coloré, rougeâtre, (GB) maudit (arch)
v. tr. - rougir

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rötlich, rosig, (Slang) verdammt
v. - rot werden lassen, rot färben

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοκκινωπός, ροδαλός, ροδοκόκκινος, (Βρετ.) κερατένιος, σκατένιος
adv. - άθλια

Italiano (Italian)
rubicondo, rosso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rosado

Русский (Russian)
ярко-красный, румяный, проклятый, какого черта

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rojizo, rubicundo
v. tr. - ponerse rojo , ruborizarse

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rödblommig, röd, förbaskad
adv. - förbaskat

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
红的, 红润的, 使变红

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 紅的, 紅潤的
v. tr. - 使變紅

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 빨간, 건강한 듯한
v. tr. - 붉게 하다, 붉어지다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 赤い
adv. - 非常に
v. - 赤くする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متورد اللون, ضارب الى الحمرة (ظرف) بحمرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סמוק, אדום, אדמדם, ארור‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה לאדום‬


 
 

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