reddyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdi/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdi/

Forms: Middle English redee, Middle English redi, Middle English–1500s redy, 1500s– reddy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < red adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare reddish adj., ruddy adj.

Originally: †red, ruddy (obsolete). In later use: reddish, somewhat red.Quot. 1483 probably refers to wood dock, Rumex sanguineus.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective]

redeOE

reodeOE

ruddya1398

reddy?c1400

purple1415

rougea1425

redly1486

gules1503

red-coloured1547

guly1592

blushing1597

angrya1616

rubric1623

minious1646

nacarinea1648

ruddle1649

rubriform1704

carbuncly?1730

blushful1804

envermeiled1822

ablush1852

flammulated1872

pyrrhous1890

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) ii. met. iii. l. 995 Þe wode wexeþ redy [Robinson rody; L. inrubuit] of rosene floures in þe first somer sesoun.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 3369 (MED) Þe ferd was a granate, I gesse, goules althire fynest; Is nane so redy [a1500 Trin. Dub. rede], as I rede, of all þe riche stanes.

1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 103 A redi Dok, lappacium Acutum.

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. U.ii^v Her rosiall colour comes and goes,..More redier to then doth the rose.

1579 Poore Knights Palace sig. G My reddy blood this terror did expell,..which in my cheekes was plaste.

1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke ii. v. 130 The saphiric and reddy colour of those that are ripe.

a1661 T. Fuller Best Act of Oblivion 5, in Coll. Serm. I will not conclude that David was of a wanton Constitution, because of a reddy Complexion.

1700 B. Keach Spiritual Songs xix. 24 He's White & Reddy, sung at the Sacrament.

1762 J. C. P. Advice to Painter in T. Blacklock Coll. Orig. Poems Sc. Gentlemen 199 The coral on the lonely rock, With reddy hue, uprears its painted head.

1959 J. Kerouac Doctor Sax 11 Our diamond in the sand, where ballgames took place in the reddy dusk.

1971 A. Davidson Peregrine: Primus 55 He stopped abruptly, blushed slightly... ‘Yes, well,’ the reddy man said.

2003 Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent) (Nexis) 7 Sept. 26 Many of the trees set back from the coy carp-filled lake have taken on a reddy hue for autumn.

Compounds

Modifying other adjectives and nouns of colour, as reddy-brown, etc.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > reddish brown

russet1428

reddish-brown1530

sorrel1534

berry-brown1575

sored1587

russetish1600

Chelidonian1601

weaselled-coloured1607

deer-coloured1611

spadiceous1646

russeted1654

testaceous1688

russety1697

mahoganya1744

red-brown1786

reddy-brown1845

fusco-testaceous1847

mahogany-brown1881

persimmon1897

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > reddish > of colours

ruddy?c1400

rufous1782

reddy1845

1845 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 5 438 The most prominent signs of the best soils here are a reddy-brown or partridge-coloured loam.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Aug. 5/1 A powder which imparts to the hair a ‘bronze reddy gold’.

1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon i. 1 A bedside light shone into her reddy-brown curls.

1970 A. Draper Swansong for Rare Bird vi. 45 My best shirt was reddy mauve.

1999 B. Livingston Going down Swinging 40 Dale had a couple years on me, he was nine I think, and had reddy-black hair and a cowlick in the same place as mine, except his stayed shoved off to the side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	reddy
释义	reddyadj. Brit. /ˈrɛdi/, U.S. /ˈrɛdi/ Forms: Middle English redee, Middle English redi, Middle English–1500s redy, 1500s– reddy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < red adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare reddish adj., ruddy adj. Originally: †red, ruddy (obsolete). In later use: reddish, somewhat red.Quot. 1483 probably refers to wood dock, Rumex sanguineus. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] redeOE reodeOE ruddya1398 reddy?c1400 purple1415 rougea1425 redly1486 gules1503 red-coloured1547 guly1592 blushing1597 angrya1616 rubric1623 minious1646 nacarinea1648 ruddle1649 rubriform1704 carbuncly?1730 blushful1804 envermeiled1822 ablush1852 flammulated1872 pyrrhous1890 ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) ii. met. iii. l. 995 Þe wode wexeþ redy [Robinson rody; L. inrubuit] of rosene floures in þe first somer sesoun. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 3369 (MED) Þe ferd was a granate, I gesse, goules althire fynest; Is nane so redy [a1500 Trin. Dub. rede], as I rede, of all þe riche stanes. 1483 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 103 A redi Dok, lappacium Acutum. 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. U.ii^v Her rosiall colour comes and goes,..More redier to then doth the rose. 1579 Poore Knights Palace sig. G My reddy blood this terror did expell,..which in my cheekes was plaste. 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke ii. v. 130 The saphiric and reddy colour of those that are ripe. a1661 T. Fuller Best Act of Oblivion 5, in Coll. Serm. I will not conclude that David was of a wanton Constitution, because of a reddy Complexion. 1700 B. Keach Spiritual Songs xix. 24 He's White & Reddy, sung at the Sacrament. 1762 J. C. P. Advice to Painter in T. Blacklock Coll. Orig. Poems Sc. Gentlemen 199 The coral on the lonely rock, With reddy hue, uprears its painted head. 1959 J. Kerouac Doctor Sax 11 Our diamond in the sand, where ballgames took place in the reddy dusk. 1971 A. Davidson Peregrine: Primus 55 He stopped abruptly, blushed slightly... ‘Yes, well,’ the reddy man said. 2003 Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent) (Nexis) 7 Sept. 26 Many of the trees set back from the coy carp-filled lake have taken on a reddy hue for autumn. Compounds Modifying other adjectives and nouns of colour, as reddy-brown, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > reddish brown russet1428 reddish-brown1530 sorrel1534 berry-brown1575 sored1587 russetish1600 Chelidonian1601 weaselled-coloured1607 deer-coloured1611 spadiceous1646 russeted1654 testaceous1688 russety1697 mahoganya1744 red-brown1786 reddy-brown1845 fusco-testaceous1847 mahogany-brown1881 persimmon1897 the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > reddish > of colours ruddy?c1400 rufous1782 reddy1845 1845 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 5 438 The most prominent signs of the best soils here are a reddy-brown or partridge-coloured loam. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Aug. 5/1 A powder which imparts to the hair a ‘bronze reddy gold’. 1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon i. 1 A bedside light shone into her reddy-brown curls. 1970 A. Draper Swansong for Rare Bird vi. 45 My best shirt was reddy mauve. 1999 B. Livingston Going down Swinging 40 Dale had a couple years on me, he was nine I think, and had reddy-black hair and a cowlick in the same place as mine, except his stayed shoved off to the side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.?c1400
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