What does rugged mean?

Definitions for rugged
ˈrʌg ɪdrugged

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word rugged.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ruggedadjective

    sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

    "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

  2. furrowed, ruggedadjective

    having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

    "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"

  3. broken, ruggedadjective

    topographically very uneven

    "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"

  4. rugged, toughadjective

    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"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

Wikipedia

  1. Rugged

    Rugged is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film written and directed by Mahesh Gowda and produced by Arun Kumar A. The film caption is "Neenu Malagisiruva Goriyolage Nanninu Jeevathavagiddene". This Movie was launched in November 2017 The project marks the first in the combination of Mahesh Gowda, Vinod Prabhakar and producer Arun Kumar A.

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  1. rugged

    Rugged is a term used to describe something or someone that is robust, strong, durable, rough or weathered. It can refer to physical features such as a rocky or mountainous landscape, a hard-wearing object, or a person with a strong and tough character or appearance. It can also refer to situations or conditions that are harsh, demanding, or challenging.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ruggednoun

    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

  2. Ruggednoun

    not neat or regular; uneven

  3. Ruggednoun

    rough with bristles or hair; shaggy

  4. Ruggednoun

    harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons

  5. Ruggednoun

    stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude

  6. Ruggednoun

    rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like

  7. Ruggednoun

    sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc

  8. Ruggednoun

    violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc

  9. Ruggednoun

    vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rugged

    rug′ed, adj. rough: uneven: shaggy: sour: stormy: grating to the ear: wrinkled: ruffled: homely: unpolished: rough: ungentle: (U.S.) robust.—adv. Rugg′edly.—n. Rugg′edness.—adjs. Rugg′y, rough: uneven; Rug′-head′ed, shock-headed. [Scand.; cf. Rug.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rugged in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rugged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rugged in a Sentence

  1. Ray Pruitt:

    It's a remote area with very rugged terrain. Isolated, sparsely populated, a lot of it is high desert terrain; other parts are mountainous, i'm told there are caves in the area, there are mines, unoccupied homes, outbuildings, just a lot of places for a person to hide.

  2. Cal Fire:

    The fire line that remains uncontained is located in steep and rugged terrain where it is unsafe for firefighters to access due to the heavy rains.

  3. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux:

    Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return.

  4. Secretary Wilkie:

    Once again the halls of Congress reverberate with odes to rugged individualism, state sovereignty, and contempt for the centralized super-state, these are bloodless battles Jefferson Davis could never fight but, they are no less vital for the future of American civilization. As our cities decay and our standards and spiritual traditions deteriorate, America is searching for a better way. Walker Percy urged us to look South to recover community, stability, and sense of place in God's order which we have regrettably lost. That is a tall proposition but it is certainly one Jefferson Davis would understand and certainly one for which Jefferson Davis would fight.

  5. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho:

    Mud, rugged terrain and bad weather hampered our rescue efforts.

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  • robustGerman
  • barboso, duro, vigoroso, al lote, bravo, despelotado, rudo, velludo, robusto, difícil, violento, turbulento, a lo natural, fuerte, filudo, rasposo, escabroso, toscoSpanish
  • kallioinen, karu, epätasainen, myrskyinen, vankka, raastava, riipivä, karkea, hapan, rosoinen, karski, takkuinenFinnish
  • solide, sévère, violent, hargneux, rugueux, rude, irrégulier, turbulent, robuste, tempétueuxFrench
  • ruvidoItalian
  • מחוספסHebrew
  • ruggedLatin
  • tuarangarangaMāori
  • ruig, grof, potig, ruwDutch
  • robustNorwegian
  • бурный, грубый, щетинистый, неровный, резкий, суровый, угрюмый, шероховатый, строгий, пересечённый, прочный, крепкий, изрезанныйRussian
  • engebeliTurkish

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