the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Resembling a rose in color or qualities; red; blushing; blooming.
Consisting of roses; made of roses.
Made in the form of a rose.
Synonyms See ruddy.
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adj. presaging good fortune
adj. having the pinkish flush of health
adj. reflecting optimism
adj. of blush color
Word Usage
"The dog-musher wore a moustache, but the other, a taller and younger man, was smooth-shaven, his skin rosy from the pounding of his blood and the running in the frosty air."