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rud·dy

(rŭd′ē)

adj. rud·di·er, rud·di·est

a. Having a healthy, reddish color.

b. Reddish; rosy.

2. Chiefly British Slang Used as an intensive: "You ruddy liar!" (John Galsworthy).

[Middle English rudi, from Old English rudig; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

rud′di·ly adv.

rud′di·ness n.

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ruddy

(ˈrʌdɪ)

adj, -dier or -diest

1. (of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life

2. (Colours) coloured red or pink: a ruddy sky.

adv, adj

(intensifier) bloody; damned: a ruddy fool.

[Old English rudig, from rudu redness (see rudd); related to Old High German rot red¹, Swedish rod, Old Norse rythga to make rusty]

ˈruddily adv

ˈruddiness n

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rud•dy

(ˈrʌd i)

adj. -di•er, -di•est.

1. having a fresh, healthy red color.

2. red or reddish.

3. Brit. Slang. damned: a ruddy fool.

[before 1100; Middle English rudi, Old English rudig. See rudd, -y¹]

rud′di•ly, adv.

rud′di•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	ruddy - inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" rubicund, sanguine, florid healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
	2.	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 blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

ruddy

adjective

1. rosy, red, fresh, healthy, glowing, blooming, flushed, blushing, radiant, reddish, sanguine, florid, sunburnt, rosy-cheeked, rubicund He had a naturally ruddy complexion.
rosy white, grey, pale, wan, sickly, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen

2. red, pink, scarlet, ruby, crimson, reddish, roseate barges, with their sails ruddy brown see shades of red damn, blasted, bloody (Brit. informal), blessed, damned, flaming, bleeding (Brit. informal), blooming (Brit. informal), freaking (slang, chiefly U.S.), flipping (Brit. informal), blinking (Brit. informal), confounded, goddam (U.S. informal), effing (Brit. informal) The ruddy thing wouldn't work.

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ruddy

adjective

1. Of a healthy reddish color:

blooming, florid, flush, flushed, full-blooded, glowing, rosy, rubicund, sanguine.

2. Chiefly British. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation:

accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, execrable, infernal.

Informal: blamed, damned.

Chiefly British: blooming.

Translations

أحْمَرمُتَوَرِّد، ضارِب إلى الحُمْرَه

narudlýruměný

rødligsund

rot rötlich

hemmetinkirottupunainenpunakka

rougeoyant

pirospozsgás

rauîurrjóîur og sællegur

rosso fuoco rubicondo terribile vermiglio

sārtssārts, veselīgs

červenkavý

ruddy

[ˈrʌdɪ] ADJ (ruddier (compar) (ruddiest (superl)))

1. [complexion] → rubicundo, coloradote; [sky] → rojizo

2. (Brit) (o.f., euph) → maldito, condenado

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ruddy

adj (+er)

(= red) face → rot; complexion → gesund, rot; sky, glow → rötlich

(Brit inf: = bloody) → verdammt (inf)

adv (Brit inf: = bloody) → verdammt (inf); how could you be so ruddy stupid? → wie konntest du nur so verdammt blöd sein? (inf)

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ruddy

¹ [ˈrʌdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (complexion) → rubicondo/a; (sky) → rossastro/a

ruddy

² [ˈrʌdɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → dannato/a

ruddy

(ˈradi) adjective

1. (of the face) rosy and showing good health. ruddy cheeks.

2. red. The sky was filled with a ruddy glow.

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