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rud·dy / ˈrədē/ • adj. (-di·er, -di·est) 1. (of a person's face) having a healthy red color: a cheerful pipe-smoking man of ruddy complexion. ∎  having a reddish color: the ruddy evening light.2. Brit., inf., dated used as a euphemism for “bloody.”• v. (-dies, -died) [tr.] make ruddy in color: a red flash ruddied the belly of a cloud.DERIVATIVES: rud·di·ly / ˈrədl-ē/ adv. ( rare )rud·di·ness n.

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