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ruddy
/ˈɹʌdi/
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What does ruddy mean?
adjective
- Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
- Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).
- (slang) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
More meanings (5)
adverb
- (slang) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
noun
- (informal) A ruddy duck.
- (informal) A ruddy ground dove.
verb
- To make reddish in colour.
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹʌdi/
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You are my true and honourable wife, As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart.
“We must have some things we don’t like, and go without some we do,” said the ruddy young nobleman, laughing still.
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Then I saw, without understanding, the cause of my phantom,—a ruddy glow that came and danced and went upon the wall opposite.
A ruddy and lusty old dame, who delights in all weathers and seasons, and is likely to outlive all her children yet.
As it grew dark, a ruddy glare came out on the hilltop, and out of the glare the diminished commotion of the fair.