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Bill W

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The word comes from the Latin rubicundus, with its roots of rubere, "to be red," and ruber, "red."  Rubicund first entered English in the late Middle English period.  The earliest known use of the word rubicund was before 1425 in Grande Chirurgie by Guy de Chauliac.  Synonyms of rubicund include "florid", "ruddy", and "sanguine".  

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drpaladin

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I had a friend who would exhibit the most cartoonish aspects of anger when he got mad. His entire head would take on a rubicund flush, his jaws would clentch, his breathing would become heavy, and a vein at his temple would enlarge and throb. 

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