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Ruddy vs Nuddy - What's the difference?

ruddy | nuddy |

As nouns the difference between ruddy and nuddy

is that ruddy is (informal) ruddy duck while nuddy is only used in the phrase in the nuddy.

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.

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

    nuddy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Only used in the phrase in the nuddy