ruddy
adjective/ˈrʌdi/
/ˈrʌdi/
- (of a person’s face) looking red and healthy
- ruddy cheeks
- a ruddy complexion
- (literary) red in colour
- a ruddy sky
- [only before noun] (British English, informal) a mild swear word that some people use to show that they are annoyed
- I can't get the ruddy car to start!
- What the ruddy hell do you want?
Word Originlate Old English rudig, from the base of archaic rud ‘red colour’; related to red.
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