rubicund
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin rubicundus, from rubere (“to be red”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹuːbɪk(ə)nd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹubəˌkənd/
- Hyphenation: ru‧bi‧cund
Adjective[edit]
rubicund (comparative more rubicund, superlative most rubicund)
- Possessing a red complexion; ruddy.
- 1819 November 10, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “The Inn Kitchen”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number IV, New York, N.Y.: […] C. S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page 58:
- He was of a full, rubicund countenance, with a double chin, aquiline nose, and a pleasant twinkling eye.