ruddy
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Synonyms
blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, sanguine
Antonyms
ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan
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After being harvested, chili peppers are sun-dried until the long, tapering pods, some five or six inches in length, turn a rich, ruddy crimson color and take on a smooth, leathery sheen. — Jeff Koehler, sacbee, "Sriracha moves over for harissa to shine," 22 Aug. 2017 The large lagoons at the facility attract a wide variety of waterfowl species, including up to 12,000 ruddy ducks and over 5,000 northern shovelers during spring and fall migration. — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, "Exploring Michigan’s Wetland Wonders," 21 Aug. 2017 Mockett, with his ruddy face and thunderous laugh, was hardly inconspicuous. — Bloomberg.com, "The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso," 27 July 2017 Who hasn't been drawn to a big plump strawberry or a ruddy round tomato or a crisp green leaf of lettuce? — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, "How to rescue ugly, overlooked fruits and vegetables from a sad fate," 25 July 2017 Steve Bannon Embodying the ragged, ruddy-faced Neo-Nazi credited by many as the heart of darkness quietly driving the Trump regime is no mean feat. — Emma Dibdin, Esquire, "Casting the Inevitable Donald Trump White House Movie," 21 July 2017 How does Greene inflect her descriptions of nature—from the humming cicadas and pine trees to the murky caves and ruddy clay of the earth—to tell the troubled history of the region’s landscape? 2. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, "Sip & Flip Book Club: Long Man," 11 July 2017 A serious, 2-inch-tall wedge alternated two ruddy layers of moist cake, separated and topped by an ivory-tinted frosting. — Andrew Marton, star-telegram.com, "Skillets Kitchen & Sports Bar gets a handle on healthier food," 5 July 2017 His likewise satisfying but more manageable Caesar turns up the intensity on an inherently flavor-forward salad by boosting the anchovy and Reggiano with ruddy croutons loaded with a surprising chile sting. — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, "Clever Rabbit is a feeding frenzy for plant eaters," 5 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ruddy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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