rugged
IPA: rˈʌgʌd
adjective
- Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
- Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
- Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
- (of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
- (of land) Rocky and bare of plantlife.
- (of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hard
- (of weather) Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous
- (of sound, style etc.) Harsh; grating; unpleasant sounding or looking
- (of looks, appearance etc.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
- (of behaviour) Violent; rude; boisterous
- (of health, physique etc.) Vigorous; robust; hardy
- (computing, of a computer) Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
- Having a rug or rugs.
- Covered with a rug.
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Examples of "rugged" in Sentences
- The terrain of the state is very rugged.
- This was a foolproof and rugged combination.
- The rugged nature of the Driftless Area is evident.
- The inner walls and the crater floor are rugged and irregular.
- Everything is influenced by the wilderness of the rugged landscape.
- If you are hunting in rugged country get a synthetic otherwise id go with wood.
- I believe in rugged individualism and that no one owes me anything just because I live and breathe.
- The actor specialized in rugged roles across his vast filmography, which included more than 70 films and TV shows.
- They are lighter and hold up better in rugged country ... well if you don't want to scratch up your nice wood stock.
- I do not use a GPS but can see their use in rugged terrain where visability is limited due to mountains or forest cover.
- So you really do need this air support, because, you know, obviously, you are up in the mountains here in what you describe as a rugged area.
- He had what she called a rugged, honest Scotch face, with a very big nose in the middle of it, and little grey eyes overhung by brown and shaggy eyebrows.