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robust
/ɹoʊˈbʌst/
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What does robust mean?
adjective
- Able to withstand adverse conditions.
- Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.
- Requiring strength or vigor.
More meanings (6)
adjective
- Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety.
- Rough; rude.
- Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
- Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
- Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
- Of an individual or skeletal element: strongly built; muscular; not gracile.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹoʊˈbʌst/
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In his clear glance, in his firm tone, in the robust movement of his shoulders, there was something calculated to disconcert death.
The invalid was irritated by her robust health, and by the presence and, we might almost say, the rivalry of the children.
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It articulates everywhere the spiritual, so to speak--makes it healthy and robust, and protects it against volatility and from running into mysticism.
The process of puddling occupies about an hour's violent labour, and only robust young men can stand the fatigue and violent heat.
To be finicky is to court anhedonia, and the joy of life is in robust tastes not easily offended and easily gratified.