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Meaning of rugged in English
Pronunciation
/ˈrəɡəd/
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Classifying Adjective
rugged
Definitions
1.
topographically very uneven
Examples
« broken terrain »
« rugged ground »
Synonyms
rough
unsmooth
2.
rocky and steep
Synonyms
cliffy
clifflike
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
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