Antonyms for ruddy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ruhd-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌd i

pale

Definition of ruddy

Origin : late Old English rudig "rubicund," probably from rudu "redness," related to read "red" (see red (adj.1)). As a British slang euphemism for bloody (q.v.), first recorded 1914. Related: Ruddiness.

adj pinkish, blushing

Example sentences :

Here were two with wrists and sleeves all spotted with the ruddy grape juice.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Within the door of the cottage you discern the wife, with her ruddy English cheek.
Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

But nowhere were there faces of ruddy tan as one sees in a world of sun.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

A bank of clouds had swallowed the last vestige of ruddy light.
Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley

Under his ruddy tan his skin was no longer fresh, but dull and sallow.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

The light had long since failed, but the fire gave a ruddy light.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

The rising fires of the sun illumined their faces with a ruddy glow.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

His ruddy English face was knotted in a scowl and his blue eyes were dark.
Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby

It flickered over her golden hair, and bathed her beauty in a ruddy glow.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

This was of a slightly lighter tint, and had gleams of ruddy gold in it.
Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

Synonyms for ruddy

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