[rud.dy] adj rud.di.er ; -est [ME rudi, fr. OE rudig, fr. rudu redness; akin to OE read red--more at red] (bef. 12c) 1: having a healthy reddish color
2: red, reddish 3 Brit--used as an intensive "bellowed like a ~ bull when she wanted food --Doreen Tovey" -- rud.di.ly adv -- rud.di.ness n