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Meaning of rugged in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈrəɡəd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    rugged

    Definitions

    1. topographically very uneven

    Examples

    • « broken terrain »
    • « rugged ground »

    Synonyms

    • rough
    • unsmooth
  2. 2. rocky and steep

    Synonyms

    • cliffy
    • clifflike
  3. 3. very difficult

    Examples

    • « severely testing stamina or resolution »
    • « a rugged competitive examination »
    • « the rugged conditions of frontier life »
    • « the competition was tough »
    • « it's a tough life »
    • « it was a tough job »

    Synonyms

    • difficult
    • hard
  4. Qualitative Adjective

    rugged

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘shaggy’, also (of a horse) ‘rough-coated’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish rugga‘roughen’, also with rug

    Definitions

    1. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction

    Examples

    • « 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 furniture »

    Synonyms

    • hardy
    • knockabout
    • sturdy
    • tough
    • robust

    Antonyms

    • delicate

See also

  • robust
  • strong
  • tough

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