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rugged
[ ruhg-id ]
/ ĖrŹg ÉŖd /
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adjective
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Origin of rugged
1300ā50; Middle English <Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to roughen (of cloth); cf. rug
OTHER WORDS FROM rugged
rugĀ·gedĀ·ly, adverbrugĀ·gedĀ·ness, noununĀ·rugĀ·ged, adjectiveWords nearby rugged
Rugby shirt, rugby union, rug-cutter, rugelach, Rügen, rugged, rugged individualism, ruggedize, rugger, rugger bugger, rugging
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British Dictionary definitions for rugged
rugged
/ (ĖrŹÉ”ÉŖd) /
adjective
Derived forms of rugged
ruggedly, adverbruggedness, nounWord Origin for rugged
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to make rough
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