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Rubicund
ROO-bi-kehnd
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, late 15th century
 
1
Having a red complexion
2
Reddish in color
 
 
 
Examples of Rubicund in a sentence
 
"A good workout will 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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