■ adjective ( ruddier , ruddiest )
1》 (especially of a person's face) having a healthy red colour.
2》 Brit. informal used as a euphemism for ‘bloody’.
■ verb ( ruddies , ~ing , ruddied ) make red in colour.
Derivatives
ruddily adverb ( rare ).
ruddiness noun
Origin
OE rudig , from the base of archaic rud 'red colour'; related to red .