meaning of rugged
1. 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.
2. Not neat or regular; uneven.
3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like.
7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
10. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the winderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged
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Related Words
rugged | rugged individualism | ruggedisation | ruggedise | ruggedization | ruggedize | ruggedly | ruggedness |
