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rugged

[ruhg-id]

adjective

  1. having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface.

    rugged ground.

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  2. (of a face) wrinkled or furrowed, as by experience or the endurance of hardship.

  3. roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form; craggy.

    Lincoln's rugged features.

  4. rough, harsh, or stern, as persons or nature.

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  5. full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying.

    a rugged life.

  6. tempestuous; stormy.

    rugged weather.

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  7. harsh to the ear.

    rugged sounds.

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  8. rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.

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  9. homely or plain.

    rugged fare.

  10. capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.; strong and tough.

    rugged floor covering; a rugged lumberjack.

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rugged

/ ˈʌɡɪ /

adjective

  1. having an uneven or jagged surface

  2. rocky or steep

    rugged scenery

  3. (of the face) strong-featured or furrowed

  4. rough, severe, or stern in character

  5. without refinement or culture; rude

    rugged manners

  6. involving hardship; harsh

    he leads a rugged life in the mountains

  7. difficult or hard

    a rugged test

  8. (of equipment, machines, etc) designed to withstand rough treatment or use in rough conditions

    a handheld rugged computer which can survive being submerged in water

  9. sturdy or strong; robust

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Other Word Forms

  • ruggedly adverb
  • ruggedness noun
  • unrugged adjective
  • ˈܲ adverb
  • ˈܲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rugged1

1300–50; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to roughen (of cloth); rug
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rugged1

C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to make rough
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Leader Brian, rugged looking, intellectually inquisitive and mildly eccentric, admitted their rise to popular stardom was simple and uncomplicated.

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Firefighters made progress battling a wind-driven brush fire burning in steep, rugged terrain south of Apple Valley overnight.

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Along with the trickling river and a dam that dates to the early Spanish missionary days, the landscape includes 65 miles of trails on more than 8,000 acres of rugged mountains, hills and valleys.

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Lawmakers representing conservative rural districts in the state’s rugged northern reaches argue that their communities are under attack, and point to Miller as one example of the worst that can happen.

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But with its rugged mountain backdrop, the film now kicks off in frontier Wyoming.

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