| 单词 | rubicund |
| 释义 | rubicund (once / 14206 pages) adj If you tend to have red, rosy cheeks, you can be described as rubicund. An entire kindergarten class might be rubicund after an hour spent running around the playground. The adjective rubicund is a slightly old-fashioned way to describe someone who's ruddy-cheeked or who flushes easily. Your rubicund face might be evidence of the long hike you took earlier, or possibly give away your embarrassment at being unprepared for the speech you're about to give. The word comes from the Latin rubicundus, with its roots of rubere, "to be red," and ruber, "red." WORD FAMILYrubicund: rubicunder USAGE EXAMPLESThe phone, with its rubicund sheen, was instantly coveted. The New Yorker(Sep 14, 2015) Sheridan is depicted as a blazing meteor with an extremely rubicund nose. Parton, James, Caricature and Other Comic Art—in a...(2012) The rubicund Provost had gone the way of all the earth, even of all provosts! Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford), The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toa...(2012) adj inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life Santa's rubicund cheeks Syn florid, ruddy, sanguine healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease |
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