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Rudds vs Ruddy - What's the difference?

rudds | ruddy |

As nouns the difference between rudds and ruddy

is that rudds is while ruddy is (informal) ruddy duck.

As an adjective ruddy is

reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

As a verb ruddy is

to make reddish in colour.

rudds

English

Noun

(head)

    • ruddy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
  • (British, slang) A mild intensifier.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * (reddish in color) rosy * (intensifier) bally, bleeding, blimming, bloody, blooming * See also

    See also

    *

    Noun

    (ruddies)
  • (informal) ruddy duck
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=November 4, author=Deborah Baldwin, title=Close to Nature, and the Airport, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In winter, snow geese land at West Pond, a Robert Moses legacy that ought to be called Duck Soup: at this time of year look for ruddies , greater scaups, Northern pintails, American widgeons and gadwalls. }}

    Verb

  • To make reddish in colour.
    • The sunset ruddied our faces.
    (Sir Walter Scott)
    English intensifiers