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单词 ruddily
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ruddilyadv.

Brit. /ˈrʌdᵻli/, U.S. /ˈrədəli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruddy adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < ruddy adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier redly adv.2
In a ruddy manner (in various senses of the adjective); esp. with a red or reddish appearance.rare before 19th cent.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adverb]
rubicundly1599
redly1604
ruddily1647
fierily1824
1647 E. Ashmole tr. G. F. Spina in W. Lilly Worlds Catastrophe 13 The light..degenerated into a fiery red, and Mars-like brightness, like to Aldeboran, or that which shineth ruddily [L. rubescit], in the right shoulder of Orion.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Palely Wanly; not freshly; not ruddily.
1816 Ld. Byron Siege of Corinth xxvi. 43 Many a hand's on a richer hilt, But none on a steel more ruddily gilt.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvi. 106 The fire was gleaming ruddily.
1884 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 336 Deep, narrow water-courses, ruddily stained by the ironstone beds whence they spring.
1919 ‘D. Grant’ Booty xiii. 162 He glanced up, caught the Englishman's quizzical stare and flushed ruddily.
1959 Times 7 Dec. 12/7 The Colonel glared ruddily over his moustache for a moment.
2002 M. Balogh Summer to Remember i. 5 She was plump and shapely and ruddily pretty and drew shrill whistles and admiring, bawdy comments from the spectators.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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