ruddy
ˈrədi-
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ruddy
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies -
(adj)
ruddy
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life "a ruddy complexion","Santa's rubicund cheeks","a fresh and sanguine complexion"
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Ruddy
Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. -
Ruddy
Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. "They were more ruddy in body than rubies." -
Ruddy
To make ruddy.
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ruddy
Of a red color; reddish; inclining to red; rosy: as, a ruddy blaze; ruddy clouds; ruddy gold; ruddy cheeks. -
ruddy
Glowing; cheery; bright. -
ruddy
Synonyms Ruddy, Rubicund, Rosy. Ruddy indicates a fresh and healthy red upon the human skin, or, by extension, upon skies, etc. Rubicund indicates an unnatural red in the face or some part of it, as the cheeks or the nose; it is especially associated with high living or intemperance in drink. Rosy generally indicates a charming, blooming red: as, rosy cheeks; but it is occasionally used in a bad sense. -
ruddy
To make red or ruddy.
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Ruddy
rud′i (comp. Rudd′ier, Rudd′iest), adj. red: of the colour of the skin in high health: rosy, glowing, bright -
(v.t)
Ruddy
to make red
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. rudig,. See Rud (n.)
Its ruddy glow is usually quite distinct, but it is only a dozen degrees from its rival, orange Antares, blinking to its upper left. bayweekly.com
Mindy, a ruddy-faced mother in her early 40s, opened the door just after Johanna knocked on it. montereycountyweekly.com
Dining, socializing and reporting were on the agenda when Margaret A Ruddy, executive director, gathered with officers and members old and new, employees and volunteers from the Women's Resource Center Inc on Sept 20. thetimes-tribune.com
He molded its ruddy towers into his own image. nymag.com
Ruddy is a founder and managing principal, with her husband, John Cetra, of the architectural firm CetraRuddy. nytimes.com
Sharon Van Etten, with Hospital Ships and Ruddy Swain. pitch.com
Chief Robert A Carlisle, PFC Kristin Ruddy and Former Councilwoman Maud Robinson. connectionnewspapers.com
A Mass of Christian Burial for Maurice J Ruddy of Emmetsburg will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, June 26, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg. emmetsburgnews.com
Glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light. kqsfm.com
The North Branch girls tennis team this season earned State Gold Academic Team status, while individual seniors Gabrielle Ruddy, Alexis Ferguson, AlexAnn Koecher and Christina Gamer attained Academic All-State. ecmpostreview.com
When ruddy turnstones arrive on the US coast in August, they're still decked out in their calico colors: black, white and rusty red. qed.org
Though all of them are born in the Arctic, ruddy turnstones spend only three months up there. qed.org
The Ruddy Canadian Cardiovascular Genetics Centre, at the Heart Institute, was the main genetic centre in Canada contributing most patient cases involved in this study and analyzing patient cases from across North America. pharmalive.com
Producer Albert S Ruddy described his friend and colleague, Gray Frederickson, as one of the best and most honest filmmakers he worked with in his five-decade career. newsok.com
The female ruddy duck looks quite a bit like the winter-plumaged male, except for the dusky line across the light cheek patch that only the female has. davisenterprise.com
Dark-violet eyes, ruddy hair, a superb figure, a skin so white that it looked fragrant, made Kathleen Severn amazingly attractive. "The Danger Mark" by
He was black-haired, ruddy, and wide of girth. "The Trumpeter Swan" by
She looked like somebody's home fire, all fragrant smoke and golden flame and ruddy coals. "Green Valley" by
The ruddy arches overhead were reflected without interruption in the waveless ruddy lake below. "Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete" by
His serious eyes were on the ruddy light shining under the damper of the stove. "The Triumph of John Kars" by
Her ruddy face was wrinkled up somewhat like an apple in the late fall. "The Sagebrusher" by
Far in the west he saw a last red bar of light cast by the sunken sun and the deep ruddy glow over the fringe of the forest. "The Young Trailers" by
In the big room only the fire gave battle to the shadows, throwing a ruddy glow into the far corners. "North of Fifty-Three" by
Sure enough, a speck of ruddy brown was to be seen slinking along beneath a haystack in the distance. "A Book of Quaker Saints" by
And he saw a maiden sitting before him in a chair of ruddy gold. "The Mabinogion Vol. 2 (of 3)"
Would twinkle at his sight,
And his ruddy wrinkles laugh at him
Between his locks so white:
Spoke of less burning skies;
Words cannot paint the look that beamed
In his dark lustrous eyes.
Lost for e'er the ruddy line;
And the earth is veiled in dun,--
"Nay, in darkness, best I shine!"
Low the sun the pale sky trod;
Mute her ruddy hand she raised
Beckon'd back the parting God.
A ruddy flush about his brow;
His letter woke him: absent thought
Rushed homeward now.
Is when ruddy sun goes under;
And the dusk throws, half afraid,
Silver shuttles of long shade.