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Meaning of 'rugged' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rugged [ n.]
- Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road.
- Not neat or regular; uneven.
- Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
- Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
- Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
- Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like.
- Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
- Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
- Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.

Meaning of 'rugged' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rugged [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
Example in sentence:
  • furrowed fields;
  • his furrowed face lit by a warming smile
Meaning (2):
- sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
Example in sentence:
  • with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture
3 . rugged [ s]
Meaning (3):
- very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Example in sentence:
  • a rugged competitive examination;
  • it was a tough job;
  • it's a tough life;
  • the competition was tough;
  • the rugged conditions of frontier life
Meaning (4):
- topographically very uneven
Example in sentence:
  • broken terrain;
  • rugged ground

Nearby Words:

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