Sekirov Dictionary

ruddy

/ˈɹʌdi/

adjective 3
noun 2
adverb 1
verb 1
forms 5

adjective3

•
Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
- Drystone walls, farm buildings and stone cottages, roofed with ruddy tiles, line the way and blend gently into the surrounding countryside. — 1980
•
(UK, slang) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
- Michael, you have been sitting on your butt for the last two hours! Why didn't you mow the ruddy lawn?!! — 1991
Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).

noun2

(informal) A ruddy duck.
•
(informal) A ruddy ground dove.
- Ground doves — two ruddies are shown here — are so called because they feed on the ground. — 1987

adverb1

•
(UK, slang) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
- “So, you made quite a splash on Question Time, my homeless pal,” he continued. “Ruddy hilarious. Ha ha ha!” — 2009

verb1

•
To make reddish in colour.
- The sunset ruddied our faces.

forms

ruddied · ruddying · ruddies · ruddier · ruddiest

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