reddy

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US, UK/ˈɹɛdi/South Asia/ˈrɛɖːi/South Asia/rɛɖ.ɖi/US, UK/ɹɛdi/

adjective

Somewhat red in colour.

Similar
reddish
OriginEnglish red ← Middle English red ← Old English rēad →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

reddy1

adjective
  1. Somewhat red in colour.

    Baby brown snakes are dark grey or black, and have broad bands on the back of their heads and numerous reddy-brown spots on their bellies.

    2010, Lindsay Marsh, Dangerous Aussie Animals

    Synonyms: reddish

Reddy2

nounReddy (plural Reddies or Reddys)

plural Reddies · plural Reddys · alternative Redde · alternative Reddi

  1. A member of a Telugu caste, mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
proper nounReddy (plural Reddys)

plural Reddys · alternative Redde · alternative Reddi

  1. A surname from Telugu.

Reddy3

proper nounReddy (plural Reddys)

plural Reddys · alternative Redde · alternative Reddi

  1. A surname of Irish origin.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSomewhat red in colour.

Similar
reddish
Also see
reddish

Origin

reddy · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rowdʰós
  3. Proto-Germanic*raudaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*raud
  5. Old Englishrēad
  6. Middle Englishred
  7. Englishred
  8. Englishreddy

From red + -y.

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Reddy · noun, proper noun

  1. Teluguరెడ్డి
  2. Teluguరెడ్డి
  3. EnglishReddy

Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi).

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Reddy · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ Rodaigh
  2. IrishÓ Rodaigh
  3. EnglishReddy

Borrowed from Irish Ó Rodaigh.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with reddy

alreadyreadysteadyEddieteddyeddyFreddyheadyunsteadypedineddybreadyleadyshreddyspreadythreadyZeddy
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Sounds the same

readyReddyreddy (with gemination)reddyreadyreddy (with gemination)reddyreadyreddy (with gemination)reddyready
Cite this entry
APA

reddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reddy

MLA

“reddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reddy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reddy.

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