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rugged |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rugged \Rug"ged\, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 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. The rugged bark of some broad elm. --Milton. 2. Not neat or regular; uneven. His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged. --Shak. 3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. ``The rugged Russian bear.'' --Shak. 4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like or of persons. Neither melt nor endear him but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever. --South. 5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude. --Milton. 6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line --Dryden. 7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks etc ``Sleek o'er your rugged looks.'' --Shak. 8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc 9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc [Colloq. U.S.] Syn: Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement. -- {Rug"ged*ly}, adv -- {Rug"ged*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rugged adj 1: 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 furniture" [ant: {delicate}] 2: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" [syn: {broken}] 3: rocky and steep [syn: {craggy}] 4: very difficult; 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" [syn: {tough}]
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