The Clue
Ruddy's antithesis (3 letter answer)
The Answer
WAN
Tags
Notes
The answer WAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ashen
Colorless
Faint
Languid
Lusterless
Pale
Pallid
Pasty
Peaked
Whitish
Hardly ruddy
Lacking color
Opposite of flushed
Opposite of ruddy
Showing fatigue
Tired-looking
Washed-out
Weak-looking
Weary-looking
Like some complexions
Like Suckling's lover
In need of blusher, say
Washed-out in complexion
Definition
WAN as a noun:
1. (wide area network, WAN) = a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
WAN as a verb:
1. become pale and sickly
WAN as an adjective:
1. (pale, pallid, wan, sick) = (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
2. (pale, pallid, wan) = abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
3. lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; "a wan smile"