| adjective | 1. (Especially of someone's face) Having a ruddy complexion; high-colored. |
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 |  | | "Santa's signature look includes a red suit, white beard, rubicund cheeks, and a belly like a bowl full of jelly." |
|  | | "A good workout will often leave you with a sweaty shirt, a rubicund face, and a better mood." |
|  | | "The rubicund cruise ship passengers had clearly spent too much time in the sun with too little sunscreen." |
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 | Latin, mid-15th century |
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 | The adjective "rubicund" is used almost exclusively to describe having a red face. People have been applying red tint to their cheeks for centuries (if not millennia), likely in an attempt to appear more youthful and healthful. ... | Continue Reading |
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