\Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.
rudig. See {Rud}, n.]
1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
   flame. --Milton.
         They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                               7.
2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
   high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
{Ruddy duck} (Zo["o]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura
   rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail
   composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
   brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the
   top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the
   cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed
   with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also
   {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail},
   {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck},
   {spoonbill}, etc.
{Ruddy plover} (Zo["o]l.) the sanderling.

\Rud"dy\, v. t.
To make ruddy. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.