ruddy

  • 21ruddy — adj. Ruddy is used with these nouns: ↑complexion, ↑face …

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  • 22ruddy — awful, cotton picking, darn, friggin    I can t find the ruddy light switch! Ouch! Here it is. Now we can see …

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  • 23ruddy —    a mild oath    Literally, glowing with a pink hue. Used in place of the once taboo bloody:     You ask for the impossible. You ask for the ruddy impossible. (Hemingway, 1941) …

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  • 24ruddy — adjective a ruddy complexion Syn: rosy, red, pink, roseate, rubicund; healthy, glowing, fresh; flushed, blushing; florid, high colored; literary rubescent Ant: pale …

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  • 25ruddy — Adj./Adv. An intensifier. Euphemism for bloody . E.g. The ruddy car won t start again! …

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  • 26ruddy — [ˈrʌdi] adj literary a ruddy face is pink and looks healthy …

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  • 27ruddy — rud•dy [[t]ˈrʌd i[/t]] adj. di•er, di•est 1) having a fresh, healthy red color 2) red or reddish 3) brit. Brit. Slang. damned: a ruddy fool[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1100; ME rudi, OE rudig. See rudd, y I rud′di•ly, adv. rud′di•ness, n …

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  • 28ruddy — adj. & v. adj. (ruddier, ruddiest) 1 a (of a person or complexion) freshly or healthily red. b (of health, youth, etc.) marked by this. 2 reddish. 3 Brit. colloq. bloody, damnable. v.tr. & intr. ( ies, ied) make or grow ruddy. Derivatives:… …

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  • 29Ruddy Duck — Male Conservation status …

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  • 30Ruddy (surname) — Ruddy is a surname, and may refer to: *Albert S. Ruddy (b. 1930), Canadian born American film producer *Christopher Ruddy (b. 1965), American journalist; CEO of NewsMax Media *Craig Ruddy (b. 1968), Australian artist *Ed Ruddy (fl. mid 20th c.),… …

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