inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
<adj.all> a ruddy complexion Santa's rubicund cheeks a fresh and sanguine complexion
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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Ruddy \Rud"dy\, v. t. To make ruddy. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS. rudig. See {Rud}, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. --Milton.
They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv. 7.
2. 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.
Now 57, a bulky man with ruddy skin and a full head of white hair, Mr. Stanley looks more like Tip O'Neill than Benedict Arnold.
"That country is a little gem," said Bill, 40, his ruddy and animated face momentarily wooden. "But it's gone.
I don't think very much in the treaty will be implemented between now and that time.' With ruddy cheeks and a rasping chuckle, Sir Patrick presides over one of Britain's truly global companies.
"You need someone to give you a push in the beginning," says the 46-year-old Mr. Kondo, a scruffy, bearded man with a ruddy face and droopy eyes.