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rubicund
adjective
[ ˈruːbɪk(ə)nd ]
• (especially of someone's face) having a ruddy complexion.
• "he was more than a little rubicund"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘red’): from Latin rubicundus, from rubere ‘be red’.
