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rugged
/ˈɹʌɡəd/
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What does rugged mean?
adjective
- Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
- Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
- Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
More meanings (12)
adjective
- Strong, sturdy, well-built.
- Rocky and bare of plantlife.
- Harsh; austere; hard
- Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous
- Harsh; grating; unpleasant sounding or looking
- Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
- Violent; rude; boisterous
- Vigorous; robust; hardy
- Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
- Having a rug or rugs.
- Covered with a rug.
verb
- simple past and past participle of rug
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹʌɡəd/
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One of the world's least developed countries, rugged mountains dominate and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive.
He was pale, and his rugged face, that used to be so perfectly careless and laughing, was stamped with conflict and despair.
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It would seem as if he loved his rugged native country because it is rugged even more than because it is native!
The curious, rugged face of the great artist looked good-naturedly on the company, but his strong knotted hands waved aside their greetings.
We found a short valley between rugged tors which led to an open, grassy space flecked over with the white cotton grass.