rugged
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd < Swedish rugg (“‘shaggy hair’”) (see rug) + -ed.[1]
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[edit] Adjective
rugged (comparative more rugged, superlative most rugged)
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- Broken into sharp or irregular points; full of asperities on the surface, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road.
- Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
- Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
- Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
- Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
- Harsh; grating; rough to the ear -- said of sound, style, and the like.
- Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
- Violent; rude; boisterous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
- Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
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broken into sharp points
not neat or regular
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stormy, turbulent
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violent, rude
vigorous, robust
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[edit] External links
- rugged in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- rugged at OneLook® Dictionary Search