rugged

[ ruhg-id ]

/ ˈrʌg ɪd /

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adjective

having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.

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

roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form; craggy: Lincoln's rugged features.

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

full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying: a rugged life.

tempestuous; stormy: rugged weather.

harsh to the ear: rugged sounds.

rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.

homely or plain: rugged fare.

capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.; strong and tough: rugged floor covering; a rugged lumberjack.

OTHER WORDS FOR rugged

1 uneven, irregular, craggy.

4 austere.

6 turbulent.

7 grating, cacophonous.

8 unpolished, crude.

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OPPOSITES FOR rugged

1 smooth.

4 mild.

10 frail.

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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, adjective

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How to use rugged in a sentence

These cups are also portable and durable, so you can enjoy their benefits whether at the office or on a rugged camping trip.
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They also have all-purpose player Taysom Hill, a rugged ball carrier who usually lines up at quarterback as a trick-play alternative to Drew Brees and filled in there as the starter when Brees was injured.
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This insect’s rugged exoskeleton is so tough that the beetle can survive getting run over by cars.
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It was light enough to ascend and descend 6 percent grades on asphalt without much push or pull, and rugged enough to bounce over sloping, rutted-out dirt paths and bumpy back-road bridges en route to camp.
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They’re constructed from polyester with a rugged polytex shell on the outside and moisture-wicking lining on the inside to keep hands warm and dry.
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“I think it would be unwise to dismiss her because she is foolish and misinformed,” the ruggedly handsome movie hero told me.
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Yet any suggestion of effeminacy certainly did not survive beyond the first glance at their ruggedly masculine features.
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His tall body was stooped, and the skin of his ruggedly cut face drawn and parchment-like.
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And now, in proof of the soundness of his old-fashioned belief, he staked ruggedly his life.
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He smiled ruggedly, with a running together of wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
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Some spake to me courteously, with appearance of compassion; others ruggedly, with evident tokens of wrath and scorn.
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British Dictionary definitions for rugged

rugged

/ (ˈrʌɡɪd) /

adjective

having an uneven or jagged surface

rocky or steeprugged scenery

(of the face) strong-featured or furrowed

rough, severe, or stern in character

without refinement or culture; ruderugged manners

involving hardship; harshhe leads a rugged life in the mountains

difficult or harda rugged test

(of equipment, machines, etc) designed to withstand rough treatment or use in rough conditionsa handheld rugged computer which can survive being submerged in water

mainly US and Canadian sturdy or strong; robust

Derived forms of rugged

ruggedly, adverbruggedness, noun

Word Origin for rugged

C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to make rough

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