ruddy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
    florid; rubicund; sanguine.
    • a ruddy complexion
    • Santa's rubicund cheeks
    • a fresh and sanguine complexion
  2. adjective satellite of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
    reddish; scarlet; cherry; crimson; blood-red; cerise; cherry-red; carmine; ruby-red; ruby; red.

WordNet

Rud"dy adjective
Etymology
AS. rudig. See Rud, n.
Wordforms
comparative Ruddier ; superlative Ruddiest
Definitions
  1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. Milton.
    They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Lam. iv. 7.
  2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. Dryden.
Rud"dy transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make ruddy. R. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913