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rud·dy

(rŭd′ē)
adj. rud·di·er, rud·di·est
1.
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, -y 1]
rud′di•ly, adv.
rud′di•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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ruddy

adjective
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:
2. Chiefly British. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation:
Informal: blamed, damned.
Chiefly British: blooming.
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Translations
أحْمَرمُتَوَرِّد، ضارِب إلى الحُمْرَه
narudlýruměný
rødligsund
hemmetinkirottupunainenpunakka
pirospozsgás
rauîurrjóîur og sællegur
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
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ruddy

(ˈradi) adjective
1. (of the face) rosy and showing good health. ruddy cheeks. rossig مُتَوَرِّد، ضارِب إلى الحُمْرَه румен corado ruměný rötlich sund ροδοκόκκινος con color(es) õhetav, punetav گلگون punakka rouge de santé אדמדם सुर्ख rumen, crvenkast pirospozsgás kemerah-merahan rjóður og sællegur rosso, roseo 赤らんだ 건강한 혈색의 raudonas, rausvas sārts, veselīgs kemerah-merahan blozend rødmusset/-lett rumiany سوراو سپین رنګ corado rumen (în obraji) румяный červený rožnat rumen rödblommig แดงระเรื่อ pembe 紅潤的 рум'яний صحتمند hồng hào khỏe mạnh 红润的
2. red. The sky was filled with a ruddy glow. rooierig أحْمَر яркочервен avermelhado narudlý rot rødlig κόκκινος rojizo punane قرمز رنگ punertava rougeoyant אדמוני लाल, रक्ताभ zdrava boja piros merah rauður rossastro 赤い 붉은 rausvas sārts warna kemerah-merahan rossig rød czerwony سوربخون avermelhado roş­cat красный červenkavý, červenkastý rdečkast rumen röd มีสีแดง kırmızı, al 微紅的 червонуватий سرخ đỏ thẫm 微红的
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