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Definition ruddy

Etymology

From Middle English ruddy, rody, rudi, from Old English rudi? (“reddish; ruddy”), from rudu (“redness”), equivalent to rud (“redness”) +‎ -y. Compare Icelandic roði (“redness”).

The British slang sense expressing irritation is presumably a euphemism for bloody.

Adjective

ruddy (comparative ruddier, superlative ruddiest)

1. Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
2. (Britain, Australia, slang, not comparable) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.

Adverb

ruddy (not comparable)

1. (Britain, slang) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.

Noun

ruddy (plural ruddies)

1. (informal) A ruddy duck.
2. (informal) A ruddy ground dove.

Verb

ruddy (third-person singular simple present ruddies, present participle ruddying, simple past and past participle ruddied)

1. (transitive) To make reddish in colour.

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