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rugged
[ ruhg-id ]
adjective
- having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface:
rugged ground.
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- (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.
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- full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying:
a rugged life.
- tempestuous; stormy:
rugged weather.
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- harsh to the ear:
rugged sounds.
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- rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.
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- homely or plain:
rugged fare.
- capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.; strong and tough:
rugged floor covering; a rugged lumberjack.
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rugged
/ ˈʌɡɪ /
adjective
- having an uneven or jagged surface
- rocky or steep
rugged scenery
- (of the face) strong-featured or furrowed
- rough, severe, or stern in character
- without refinement or culture; rude
rugged manners
- involving hardship; harsh
he leads a rugged life in the mountains
- difficult or hard
a rugged test
- (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
- sturdy or strong; robust
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, adverb
- ˈܲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲg· adverb
- ܲg·Ա noun
- ܲ·ܲg adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rugged1
Example Sentences
Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.
Emily Bronte's novel was written in 1847 and set in the rugged Yorkshire moors.
When Trump spoke on Wednesday, he played up the old tropes of rugged individualism for America and said our allies “profited at our expense.”
And the crowd that follows him doesn’t look much like rugged, self-sufficient, Ayn Rand-reading Atlases shrugging off the system, do they?
In a rugged desert park, the linear sculpture feels at once bold and fragile, muscular and delicate.
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