'Rugged' definitions:
Definition of 'rugged'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" [ant: delicate]
adjective
Having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile" [syn: furrowed, rugged] [ant: unfurrowed]
adjective
Topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" [syn: broken, rugged]
adjective
Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job" [syn: rugged, tough]
Definition of 'Rugged'
From: GCIDE
- Rugged \Rug"ged\, a. [See Rug, n.]
- 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [1913 Webster]
- The rugged bark of some broad elm. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not neat or regular; uneven. [1913 Webster]
- His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. "The rugged Russian bear." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons. [1913 Webster]
- Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like. [1913 Webster]
- Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc. "Sleek o'er your rugged looks." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement. [1913 Webster] -- {Rug"ged*ly}, adv. -- {Rug"ged*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rugged'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstruse,
- adamantine,
- arduous,
- asperous,
- astringent,
- austere,
- authoritarian,
- beefy,
- bitter,
- bold,
- bouncing,
- brawny,
- broken,
- brutal,
- bulky,
- bumpy,
- burdensome,
- burly,
- churlish,
- clownish,
- cockled,
- cockly,
- complex,
- corrugate,
- corrugated,
- cragged,
- craggy,
- creased,
- crimped,
- crimpy,
- crinkled,
- crinkly,
- critical,
- crude,
- crumpled,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- dense,
- difficile,
- difficult,
- doughty,
- dour,
- dry,
- durable,
- enduring,
- exacting,
- exigent,
- firm,
- flush,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- forcy,
- formidable,
- full-blooded,
- full-strength,
- furrowed,
- grating,
- gravelly,
- grim,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- hairy,
- hale,
- hale and hearty,
- hard,
- hard as nails,
- hard-earned,
- hard-fought,
- hardy,
- harsh,
- hearty,
- heavy,
- hefty,
- Herculean,
- hoarse,
- husky,
- ill-bred,
- inclement,
- independent,
- individualistic,
- intemperate,
- intricate,
- iron-hard,
- ironbound,
- irregular,
- jagged,
- jaggy,
- jarring,
- jawbreaking,
- knitted,
- knotted,
- knotty,
- laborious,
- lasting,
- loutish,
- lubberly,
- lumpish,
- lusty,
- massive,
- mean,
- meticulous,
- mighty,
- muscular,
- nervy,
- no picnic,
- not easy,
- obstinate,
- onerous,
- operose,
- pitted,
- potent,
- powerful,
- puckered,
- puckery,
- puissant,
- pursed,
- pursy,
- ragged,
- rasping,
- raucous,
- red-blooded,
- ridged,
- rigorous,
- rimpled,
- rippled,
- robust,
- robustious,
- robustuous,
- rockbound,
- rocky,
- rough,
- rough-and-ready,
- rucked,
- rude,
- rugose,
- rugous,
- rumpled,
- saw-toothed,
- sawtooth,
- scabrous,
- scragged,
- scraggly,
- scraggy,
- self-confident,
- self-reliant,
- self-sufficient,
- serrate,
- serrated,
- set with thorns,
- severe,
- snagged,
- snaggled,
- snaggy,
- solid,
- sound,
- Spartan,
- Spartanic,
- spiny,
- stable,
- stalwart,
- steady,
- steely,
- steep,
- stern,
- stony,
- stout,
- strapping,
- strenuous,
- strict,
- stridulous,
- stringent,
- strong,
- strong as brandy,
- strong as strong,
- strong-willed,
- sturdy,
- thorny,
- ticklish,
- toilsome,
- tough,
- tricky,
- uncivilized,
- uncouth,
- uncultured,
- uneven,
- ungentle,
- ungraceful,
- unlevel,
- unpolished,
- unrefined,
- unsmooth,
- unsparing,
- unyielding,
- uphill,
- vigorous,
- vital,
- well-built,
- well-constructed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-made,
- wicked,
- wrinkled,
- wrinkly