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单词 ruddyish
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ruddyishadj.

Brit. /ˈrʌdɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈrədiɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruddy adj., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < ruddy adj. + -ish suffix1. Compare earlier ruddish adj.
rare before 19th cent.
Esp. of a person's complexion: somewhat red or ruddy; reddish.
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1651 N. Culpeper Ephemeris for 1652 14 The body of the Sun will appear of a ruddyish gray colour.
1833 Repertory Patent Inventions 15 104 Vases, goblets, &c. are made of it [sc. ivory], which acquire a yellow or ruddyish tinge, if not carefully preserved.
1858 Lancet 22 May 503/2 B—, aged sixty-four;..aspect, care-worn and melancholy; face ruddyish, but sallow, stringed with veins.
1880 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 15 90 Colour,—a ruddyish white, with dark purple spirals above.
1903 T. H. S. Escott Brit. Sovereigns in Cent. i. 35 Henry [VIII]..showed most of the characteristics of his Yorkist ancestors, from his figure, stature, fair complexion with ruddyish hair, [etc.].
1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 14 May Mr Chataway has a ruddyish complexion and a lived-in face that says he has laughed a lot in his 58 years.
2004 Q. van Marle Boomerang Road iii. 21 A stout man..with a good pile of dark hair on top of a round, ruddyish face.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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