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rubicund

[ roo-bi-kuhnd ]

adjective

  1. red or reddish; ruddy:

    a rubicund complexion.



rubicund

/ ˈruːbɪkənd; ˌruːbɪˈkʌndɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. of a reddish colour; ruddy; rosy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • rubicundity, noun
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Other Words From

  • rubi·cundi·ty noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rubicund1

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

Origin of rubicund1

C16: from Latin rubicundus , from rubēre to be ruddy, from ruber red
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Example Sentences

He poked his rubicund face out from the shadow of the chaise's canopy and peered to right and to left.

And then came a market gardener, a large, rubicund, genial man named Fox.

In a little while the heavy door opened, and a portly, rubicund man came out with a smile on his face.

His nose was peeled from sunburn, but his round and rubicund face fairly oozed good humour.

The dreadful admission brought a dull flush to Mr. Gibney's already rubicund countenance.

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