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Definitions for Ruddy

[1] of or having a fresh, healthy red color: a ruddy complexion.
[2] red or reddish.
[3] British Slang . damned: a ruddy fool.
[4] British Slang . damned: He'd ruddy well better be there.
[5] (of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life
[6] coloured red or pink a ruddy sky
[7] (intensifier) bloody; damned a ruddy fool

Words related to Ruddy

blooming, crimson, florid, flush, flushed, fresh, full-blooded, glowing, healthy, pink, red, roseate, rosy, rubicund, sanguine, blowsy, reddish, ruby, scarlet

Words nearby Ruddy

rudderstock, ruddevator, ruddle, ruddleman, ruddock, ruddy, ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone, rude, rude awakening, ruderal

Origin of Ruddy

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

Other words from Ruddy

rud·di·ly , adverb
rud·di·ness , noun

Word origin for Ruddy

Old English rudig , from rudu redness (see rudd ); related to Old High German rot red 1 , Swedish rod , Old Norse rythga to make rusty

Synonyms for Ruddy

blooming, blowsy, bronzed, crimson, florid, flush, flushed, fresh, full-blooded, glowing, healthy, pink, red, red-complexioned, reddish, roseate, rosy, rubicund, ruby, sanguine, scarlet