ruddy vs waxy

ruddy

adj

  • A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. 

  • Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. 

verb

  • To make reddish in colour. 

adv

  • A mild intensifier, expressing irritation. 

noun

  • A ruddy duck. 

  • A ruddy ground dove. 

waxy

adj

  • Angry. 

  • Resembling wax in texture or appearance. 

How often have the words ruddy and waxy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )