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rubicund

[ roo-bi-kuhnd ]

adjective

  1. red or reddish; ruddy:

    a rubicund complexion.



rubicund

/ ˈruËbɪkÉ™nd; ËŒruËbɪˈkÊŒndɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. of a reddish colour; ruddy; rosy
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Derived Forms

  • rubicundity, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù³Üb¾±Â·³¦³Ü²Ôd¾±Â·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rubicund1

1495–1505; < Latin rubicundus, akin to ruber red 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rubicund1

C16: from Latin rubicundus , from °ù³Ü²úŧ°ù±ð to be ruddy, from ruber red
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Mr. Loring had a vulnerable, rubicund face with eyebrows arched into constant and natural inquisitiveness.

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He was described in his Daily Telegraph obituary as being one of the most liberal-minded MPs of his generation with a demeanour variously described as "plump, balding and rubicund".

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From the bow of his trawler, bespangled with anti-EU banners and bobbing on the grey Thames outside the Houses of Parliament, a rubicund fisherman bellowed at the crowds on Westminster Bridge.

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The phone, with its rubicund sheen, was instantly coveted.

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Some 350 cross-country skiers with rubicund faces from three days of playing outside were packed in the nave that caterers had transformed into a magnificent dining hall.

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