definition: red

Pronunciation: \ˈred\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): red·der; red·dest

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German rōt red, Latin ruber & rufus, Greek erythros

Date: before 12th century

 

1 a: of the color red b: having red as a distinguishing color

2 a (1): flushed especially with anger or embarrassment (2): ruddy, florid (3): being or having skin of a coppery hue b: bloodshot c: being in the color range between a moderate orange and russet or bay d: tinged with red : reddish

3: heated to redness : glowing

4 a: inciting or endorsing radical social or political change especially by force b often capitalized : communist c often capitalized : of or relating to a communist country and especially to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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