Definitions for rugged
ˈrʌg ɪdrugged

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Anagrams for rugged »

1. grudge

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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. Pete Cunningham:

   In addition to being the world's first smartphone to integrate thermal imaging it's also the world's most waterproof phone, you can take this to depths of five meters waterproof. It's also designed to be dropped from 1.8 meters onto concrete without smashing, so there's lots of other rugged credentials that means we deliver it in this size. I think over time you'll see the ability to reduce the thickness of the device as well.

2. Dave Gallo:

   It's more daunting than looking on Mars because there's no light, so we're in a completely unknown world in mountains that are the most rugged on earth. There's no maps, so it's all basic, pure exploration with a mission that not only are we exploring, but we're also looking for an aircraft.

3. 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.

4. Cal Fire:

   Firefighting personnel continue to aggressively work in treacherous terrain, providing structure defense and improving containment lines. All road closures will remain closed. The terrain is brush covered, rugged and steep, with difficult access.

5. Lewis Lapham:

   Except in a few well-publicized instances (enough to lend credence to the iconography painted on the walls of the media), the rigorous practice of rugged individualism usually leads to poverty, ostracism and disgrace. The rugged individualist is too often mistaken for the misfit, the maverick, the spoilsport, the sore thumb.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rugged
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rugged
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugged
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rugged
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rugged