reddest
/ˈɹɛdɪst/
reddest is the superlative form of red.
Meaning of red
Adjective
red (comparative redder, superlative reddest)
- Of a red hue.
- The girl wore a red skirt.
- Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
- Her hair had red highlights.
- Having a redder hue than usual due to embarrassment, anger, sunburn, etc.; flushed.
- [T]he sun was shining on a happy crowd. It shone on white hats and red faces. It shone on ice lollies and melted them.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 23
- Having a brown color.
- Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black (“of the spades or clubs suits”)
- I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
- Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
- "Only Nixon could go to China" was the refrain of conventional wisdom during Richard Nixon’s 1972 official visit to Mao Tse-tung’s regime. Nixon’s anti-communist credentials, however dubious, provided useful camouflage as he opened diplomatic relations with Red China and made breathtaking...
Questions about reddest
- What is reddest the superlative form of?
- Reddest is the superlative form of red.
- How do you pronounce reddest?
- Reddest is pronounced /ˈɹɛdɪst/.
Words near reddest in the dictionary
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