| 1. | having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground. |
| 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. |
| 5. | full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying: a rugged life. |
| 6. | tempestuous; stormy: rugged weather. |
| 7. | harsh to the ear: rugged sounds. |
| 8. | rude, uncultivated, or unrefined. |
| 9. | homely or plain: rugged fare. |
| 10. | capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.; strong and tough: rugged floor covering; a rugged lumberjack. |
rug·ged (rŭg'ĭd) adj.
[Middle English, shaggy, of Scandinavian origin.] rug'ged·ly adv., rug'ged·ness n. |