ruddy
[adjective]
Synonyms: rosy, blooming, fresh, glowing, healthy, radiant, red, reddish, rosy-cheeked

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Contrasted words: ashen, ashy, livid, pale, pallid, wan, waxy, anemic, bloodless
Related Words: bronzed, blooming, blowsy

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rud‧dy /ˈrʌdi/ adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: rudig, from rudu 'redness']

1. a ruddy face looks pink and healthy Antonym : sallow:
a ruddy complexion
ruddy cheeks

2. literary red:
The fire cast a ruddy glow over the room.

3. [only before noun] British English informal used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed with someone or something Synonym : bloody, damn:
I wish that ruddy dog would stop barking!
—ruddiness noun [uncountable]
—ruddy adverb

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