What does rugged mean?
Definitions for rugged
ˈrʌg ɪdrugged
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word rugged.
Princeton's WordNet
ruggedadjective
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
"with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
furrowed, ruggedadjective
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
"furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"
broken, ruggedadjective
topographically very uneven
"broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
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"
Webster Dictionary
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
Ruggednoun
not neat or regular; uneven
Ruggednoun
rough with bristles or hair; shaggy
Ruggednoun
harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons
Ruggednoun
stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude
Ruggednoun
rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like
Ruggednoun
sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc
Ruggednoun
violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc
Ruggednoun
vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Grudge
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rugged in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rugged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of rugged in a Sentence
The runway appears, framed in the island's rugged outline as you approach. Depending on wind conditions, pilots can land on both ends of the 400-meter strip. It's like landing on an aircraft carrier, with a deep drop-off into the sea.
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.
The main problem is that the terrain is very rugged, inaccessible, technicians are dangling over deep ravines from cables covered with an inch of ice.
Mud, rugged terrain and bad weather hampered our rescue efforts.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne:
My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.
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- barboso, escabroso, fuerte, violento, velludo, despelotado, vigoroso, duro, robusto, difícil, turbulento, a lo natural, rasposo, tosco, filudo, bravo, al lote, rudoSpanish
- epätasainen, riipivä, hapan, takkuinen, rosoinen, raastava, kallioinen, myrskyinen, vankka, karu, karkea, karskiFinnish
- hargneux, rugueux, tempétueux, solide, robuste, turbulent, irrégulier, violent, sévère, rudeFrench
- ruvidoItalian
- ruggedLatin
- tuarangarangaMāori
- potig, ruw, ruig, grofDutch
- robustNorwegian
- грубый, щетинистый, суровый, угрюмый, шероховатый, строгий, пересечённый, прочный, изрезанный, бурный, крепкий, резкий, неровныйRussian
- engebeliTurkish
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