rugged
rug·ged
adj \ˈrə-gəd\Definition of RUGGED
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: having a rough uneven surface : jagged <rugged mountains>
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a : seamed with wrinkles and furrows : weathered —used of a human face b : showing facial signs of strength <rugged good looks>
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a : presenting a severe test of ability, stamina, or resolution b : strongly built or constituted : robust <those that survive are stalwart, rugged men — L. D. Stamp>
— rug·ged·ly adverb
— rug·ged·ness noun
Examples of RUGGED
- the rugged surface of the moon
- She did a painting of the region's rugged coastline.
- People are attracted to his rugged good looks.
- I admire her rugged individualism.
Origin of RUGGED
Middle English, from Middle English *rug
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to RUGGED
Related Words: flinty, leathery, resilient, stalwart; durable, enduring, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, stable, staunch (also stanch), staying, tenacious, unyielding; flourishing, prospering, thriving; able-bodied, brawny, muscular; fit, fortified, hale, healthy, husky, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sound, strapping, virile; annealed, seasoned, tempered
Near Antonyms: emasculated, enervated, enfeebled, exhausted, run-down, sapped, wasted, weakened, worn, worn out; crippled, debilitated, diseased, incapacitated, infirm, unsound; fragile, frail, puny; resistless, sensitive, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding; mortal, perishable, temporary, transient
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