ruddy vs reddish

ruddy and reddish both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruddy	No	Yes	No	No
reddish	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, ruddy and reddish are synonyms defined as:

ruddy and reddish: of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Other synonyms of ruddy include blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry-red, cherry, crimson, red, ruby-red, ruby, scarlet.

ruddy (adjective)	reddish (adjective)
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life