Definitions for ruggedˈrʌg ɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rug•gedˈrʌg ɪd(adj.)
having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface.
roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form:
Lincoln's rugged features.
(of a face) wrinkled or furrowed.
rough, harsh, or severe:
a rugged life.
capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.:
a rugged floor covering.
requiring great endurance, determination, etc.:
a rugged test.
tempestuous; stormy.
rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.
Origin of rugged:
1300–50; ME < Scand; cf. Sw rugga to roughen (of cloth); cf. rug
rug′ged•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
rugged(adj)
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
"with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
furrowed, rugged(adj)
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
"furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"
broken, rugged(adj)
topographically very uneven
"broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
rugged, tough(adj)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rugged(adjective)ˈrʌg ɪd
rocky and rough
rugged terrain
ruggedˈrʌg ɪd
(of sb's features) strong and rough in an attractive way
his rugged good-looks
Webster Dictionary
Rugged(noun)
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
Rugged(noun)
not neat or regular; uneven
Rugged(noun)
rough with bristles or hair; shaggy
Rugged(noun)
harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons
Rugged(noun)
stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude
Rugged(noun)
rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like
Rugged(noun)
sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc
Rugged(noun)
violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc
Rugged(noun)
vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc
Translations for rugged
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- rofAfrikaans

- وَعِر، غَيْر مُسْتَوٍArabic

- скалистBulgarian

- escarpadoPortuguese (BR)

- rozeklaný; hrbolatýCzech

- zerklüftetGerman

- stenet; forrevenDanish

- τραχύς, ανώμαλος, απότομοςGreek

- escabroso, accidentadoSpanish

- kaljuneEstonian

- صخره ایFarsi

- rosoinenFinnish

- déchiqueté, accidentéFrench

- סַלעִיHebrew

- अपरिष्कृत, अनगढ़Hindi

- brdovit, neravanCroatian

- göröngyösHungarian

- tidak rataIndonesian

- ósléttur, ógreiðfærIcelandic

- aspro, frastagliatoItalian

- でこぼこしたJapanese

- 울퉁불퉁한Korean

- nelygus, uolėtasLithuanian

- nelīdzens; izrobotsLatvian

- tidak rataMalay

- ruigDutch

- ulendt, forreven, taggetNorwegian

- dzikiPolish

- صخره ایPersian

- ډبرینPashto

- acidentadoPortuguese

- stâncos; accidentatRomanian

- скалистый; неровныйRussian

- rozoklaný; hrboľatýSlovak

- skalnatSlovenian

- neravanSerbian

- ojämn, taggig, klippigSwedish

- ตะปุ่มตะป่ำThai

- engebeliTurkish

- 岩石形成的,崎嶇的Chinese (Trad.)

- нерівнийUkrainian

- کھردراUrdu

- gồ ghềVietnamese

- 崎岖的,高低不平的Chinese (Simp.)

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