rugged
[ ruhg-id ]
/ ˈrʌg ɪd /
adjective
SYNONYMS FOR rugged
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Origin of rugged
1300–50; Middle English <Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to roughen (of cloth); cf. rug
OTHER WORDS FROM rugged
rug·ged·ly, adverbrug·ged·ness, nounun·rug·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
/ (ˈrʌɡɪd) /
adjective
Derived forms of rugged
ruggedly, adverbruggedness, nounWord Origin for rugged
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to make rough
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