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rugged

[ ruhg-id ]

adjective

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

    rugged ground.

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  2. (of a face) wrinkled or furrowed, as by experience or the endurance of hardship.
  3. roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form; craggy:

    Lincoln's rugged features.

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

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  5. full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying:

    a rugged life.

  6. tempestuous; stormy:

    rugged weather.

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  7. harsh to the ear:

    rugged sounds.

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  8. rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.

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  9. homely or plain:

    rugged fare.

  10. capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.; strong and tough:

    rugged floor covering; a rugged lumberjack.

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rugged

/ ˈʌɡɪ /

adjective

  1. having an uneven or jagged surface
  2. rocky or steep

    rugged scenery

  3. (of the face) strong-featured or furrowed
  4. rough, severe, or stern in character
  5. without refinement or culture; rude

    rugged manners

  6. involving hardship; harsh

    he leads a rugged life in the mountains

  7. difficult or hard

    a rugged test

  8. (of equipment, machines, etc) designed to withstand rough treatment or use in rough conditions

    a handheld rugged computer which can survive being submerged in water

  9. sturdy or strong; robust
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ, adverb
  • ˈܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲg· adverb
  • ܲg·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ܲg adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rugged1

1300–50; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to roughen (of cloth); rug
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rugged1

C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to make rough
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Emily Bronte's novel was written in 1847 and set in the rugged Yorkshire moors.

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When Trump spoke on Wednesday, he played up the old tropes of rugged individualism for America and said our allies “profited at our expense.”

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And the crowd that follows him doesn’t look much like rugged, self-sufficient, Ayn Rand-reading Atlases shrugging off the system, do they?

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In a rugged desert park, the linear sculpture feels at once bold and fragile, muscular and delicate.

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California is home to 21 national monuments, more than any other state — spanning rugged coastlines, stately sequoia groves and striking desert canyons.

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