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rubious

adj

Etymology

From ruby + -ous.

  1. derived from rubīnus
  2. derived from rubi
  3. inherited from ruby
  4. suffixed as rubious — “ruby + ous”

Definitions

  1. Ruby-colored.

    • Dianas lip Is not more ſmooth, and rubious: thy ſmall pipe Is as the maidens organ, ſhrill, and ſound, And all is ſemblatiue a womans part.
    • As Shaw became less of the rubious-bearded rebel and more of the Public Institution, reporter-hunted, bore-pursued, the partnership must have been hard work at times.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA