RUDDIER
RUDDY
red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet
(adjective) of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
rubicund, ruddy, florid, sanguine
(adjective) inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; “a ruddy complexion”; “Santa’s rubicund cheeks”; “a fresh and sanguine complexion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
ruddier
comparative form of ruddy
Source: Wiktionary
RUDDY
Rud"dy, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] Etym: [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 (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.) the sanderling.
Rud"dy, v. t.
Definition: To make ruddy. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition