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ruddiest Definition


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ruddy
adj ruddier, ruddiest
    1. Said of the face, complexion, etc: glowing; with a healthy rosy or pink colour.
      Thesaurus: healthy, florid, flushed, sanguine, robust; Antonym: sickly, pale, wan, pallid, ashen.
    2. Red; reddish.
    (chiefly Brit)
    3. colloq taboo
      Bloody. Also as adverb.
      Example: ruddy fool
      Example: ruddy awful
Derivative: ruddily
adverb
    Derivative: ruddiness
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon rudig.



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