rugged
[ ruhg-id ]
/ ˈrʌg ɪd /
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adjective
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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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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