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Synonyms for rubicund

Grammar : Adj
Spell : roo-bi-kuhnd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈru bɪˌkʌnd

Définition of rubicund

Origin :
  • "inclining to redness," c.1500, from Middle French rubicond (14c.), or directly from Latin rubicundus, from rubere "to be red," from ruber "red" (see red (adj.1)). Related: Rubicundity.
  • adj flushed
Example sentences :
  • "Water on the brain; I don't care what any one says," asserted the rubicund man.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
  • The child turned its head and looked the rubicund man full in the eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
  • "Mad, of course, that's to say imbecile," repeated the rubicund man.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
  • He had a rubicund countenance, huge mustachios, and small, ferrety eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Three Admirals » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The portly, rubicund landlord of the Lucky Digger entered the room.
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Timber Town » by Alfred Grace
  • Since his marriage there was a great change in the rubicund squireen.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown
  • What a robust, rubicund, hearty fellow is our old English farmer.
  • Extract from : « An Old English Home » by S. Baring-Gould
  • Hank was a stout, rubicund person and quite advanced in years.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe on the Giants » by Lester Chadwick
  • Every corner of the busy interior is as rubicund as a Dutch dairy.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II. » by Various
  • There sat the rubicund, bald, boy-like Colonel reading the Graphic.
  • Extract from : « Aaron's Rod » by D. H. Lawrence

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