robust

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ro·bust | \ rō-ˈbəst

, ˈrō-(ˌ)bəst \

Definition of robust

1a : having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health

b : having or showing vigor, strength, or firmness a robust debate a robust faith

c : strongly formed or constructed : sturdy a robust plastic

d : capable of performing without failure under a wide range of conditions robust software

2 : rough, rude stories … laden with robust, down-home imagery — Playboy

3 : requiring strength or vigor robust work

4 : full-bodied robust coffee also : hearty a robust dinner

5 : relating to, resembling, or being a specialized group of australopithecines characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet

Note: Robust australopithecines are included in the genus Australopithecus along with gracile forms or placed in the separate genus Paranthropus.

— compare gracile sense 3

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healthy, sound, wholesome, robust, hale, well mean enjoying or indicative of good health. healthy implies full strength and vigor as well as freedom from signs of disease. a healthy family sound emphasizes the absence of disease, weakness, or malfunction. a sound heart wholesome implies appearance and behavior indicating soundness and balance. a face with a wholesome glow robust implies the opposite of all that is delicate or sickly. a lively, robust little boy hale applies particularly to robustness in old age. still hale at the age of eighty well implies merely freedom from disease or illness. she has never been a well person

Examples of robust in a Sentence

If Singapore, just seven miles to the north with its glittering skyline and robust economy, is Southeast Asia's Cinderella, Batam is her dark sister. — Peter Gwin, National Geographic, October 2007 The greatest gains in mine mechanization came in a burst of innovation following World War II, when robust new machines were developed … — Robert L. Marovelli, Scientific American, September 1982 Humfry was a man whom everyone noticed. His stature was above ordinary, his complexion sanguine, his conversation lively, and his constitution robust. — Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971 Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea? — Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851 robust young men and women He is in robust health. The sauce has a robust flavor.

Recent Examples on the Web Now esports teams and their facilities are attracting a more robust share of investment capital. — Dom Difurio, Dallas News, "What to watch in 2020: Is esports a real moneymaker or all hype?," 3 Jan. 2020 Some business leaders also want the government to adopt a more robust climate policy. — The Economist, "Australia’s bushfires intensify the debate about climate change," 31 Dec. 2019 And foreign competition could spur China’s domestic brokerages to become more robust. — John Detrixhe, Quartz, "For Wall Street banks in China, is this time different?," 23 Dec. 2019 The cause of liberty can be advanced through social reform, through a more robust welfare state, through attacks on monopolies and unearned property. — Patrick Iber, The New Republic, "The World The Economist Made," 17 Dec. 2019 Rivera and Quinn-Davidson said a more robust public education campaign will be the deciding factor in 2020. — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage Assembly to take another run at alcohol tax," 10 Dec. 2019 Called The Fringe Collective, the two-year program will, in effect, help promising theater companies advance from offering once-a-year Fringe shows to a more robust full-time schedule. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "New Orlando Fringe program will foster up-and-coming theaters," 6 Dec. 2019 But that forgetfulness doesn’t permeate the entire human brain, and researchers couldn’t study the idea of modeling brain plasticity without a more robust device to begin with. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Russians Build Device That Imitates Biological Memory," 25 Nov. 2019 Scientific evidence which has become more robust over the past decade points increasingly to this reality. — Peter Johnston, Quartz Africa, "South Africa’s farms face an existential threat from climate change," 20 Nov. 2019

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