rubicund
adjUK /ˈɹuːbɪk(ə)nd/ · US /ˈɹubəˌkənd/
Etymology From Latin rubicundus, from rubere (“to be red”).
1
Possessing a red complexion; ruddy.
- He was of a full, rubicund countenance, with a double chin, aquiline nose, and a pleasant twinkling eye.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[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page 58:
- Derived terms
- rubicundity