rubious

[ roo-bee-uhs ]

adjective

1. being of the color of a ruby; ruby-colored.

rubious

/ ˈruːbɪəs /

adjective

1. literary.
   of the colour ruby; dark red

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubious¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; ruby + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubious¹

C17: from ruby + -ous

Example Sentences

Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Rightby Daniel Trilling Photographs from the crash site showed Farage disentangling himself from the wreckage and, with what was either astonishing insouciance or simply shock, walking away, his typically rubious face only a touch drained of colour.

From The Guardian

Dear lad, believe it; For they shall yet belie thy happy years, That say, thou art a man: Diana's lip Is not more smooth and rubious; thy small pipe Is as the maiden's organ, shrill and sound: I know, thy constellation is right apt For this affair:—Go:—prosper well in this, And thou shalt live as freely as thy lord, To call his fortunes thine.

From Project Gutenberg

In addition to its casino, the 500-room hotel will have an array of elegant shops, a bar overlooking the gaming tables, a steak restaurant and a rubious French restaurant serving caviar at $18 an ounce.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just beyond the good "sister" stood a young man, poring over a piece of paper, which had the appearance of a medical prescription: a spirited-looking youth, whose harmonious and intellectual cast of features was heightened to rare beauty by richly mellow coloring, and the silken curves of a beard and moustache unprofaned by a razor,—curves softly traced above the fresh, rubious lips, and gracefully deepening about the cheeks and chin,—curves that disappear forever when the civilized barbarism of shaving has been accepted.

From Project Gutenberg

Dear lad, believe it;   For they shall yet belie thy happy years,   That say thou art a man: Diana's lip   Is not more smooth and rubious; thy small pipe   Is as the maiden's organ, shrill and sound;   And all is semblative a woman's part.

From Project Gutenberg