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rug⋅ged
[ruhg-id] 
ɪd
–adjective
| 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. |
Related forms:
rug⋅ged⋅ly, adverb
rug⋅ged⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. uneven, irregular, craggy. 4. austere. 6. turbulent. 7. grating, cacophonous. 8. unpolished, crude.
1. uneven, irregular, craggy. 4. austere. 6. turbulent. 7. grating, cacophonous. 8. unpolished, crude.
Antonyms:
1. smooth. 4. mild. 10. frail.
1. smooth. 4. mild. 10. frail.
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| rug·ged (rŭg'ĭd) adj.
[Middle English, shaggy, of Scandinavian origin.] rug'ged·ly adv., rug'ged·ness n. |
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : rugged
Spanish:
escabroso, accidentado,
German:
zerklüftet,
Japanese:
でこぼこした
rugged
c.1330, "rough, shaggy, careworn" (originally of animals), from O.N. rogg "shaggy tuft" (see rug). "The precise relationship to ragged is not quite clear, but the stem is no doubt ultimately the same" [OED]. Meaning "strong, robust" is Amer.Eng., 1848.
"We were challenged with a peace-time choice between the American system of rugged individualism and a European philosophy of diametrically opposed doctrines -- doctrines of paternalism and state socialism." [Herbert Hoover, 1928]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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