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English
Etymology
From Latin rubeus, from rubere (“to be red”). See rouge.
Adjective
rubious (comparative more rubious, superlative most rubious)
- (obsolete) red; ruddy
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Diana's lip
Is not more smooth and rubious; thy small pipe
Is as the maiden's organ, shrill and sound,
And all is semblative a woman's part.