Crossword clues for ruddiest
ruddiest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS. rudig. See Rud, n.]
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Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.
--Milton.They were more ruddy in body than rubies.
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Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips.
--Dryden.Ruddy duck (Zo["o]l.), an American duck ( Erismatura rubida) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird, dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail, hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
Ruddy plover (Zo["o]l.) the sanderling.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativeruddy)
WordNet
adj. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: rubicund, sanguine]
having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
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Usage examples of "ruddiest".
Katharine had risen, and was glancing hither and thither, at the presses and the cupboards, and all the machinery of the office, as if she included them all in her rather malicious amusement, which caused Mary to keep her eyes on her straightly and rather fiercely, as if she were a gay-plumed, mischievous bird, who might light on the topmost bough and pick off the ruddiest cherry, without any warning.
All I could do was stand and watch as he stirred up the coals, pulled out the ruddiest iron and turned toward me.