rug´ged|ness

rug´ged|ness
rug|ged «RUHG ihd», adjective.
1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »

rugged ground. So onward, o'er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes).

 SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed.
2. sturdy and vigorous; able to do and endure much; hardy: »

a rugged figure in rawhide boots and coonskin cap (Winston Churchill).

3. strong and irregular: »

rugged features.

4. Figurative. harsh; stern; severe: »

rugged times.

5. rude; unpolished; unrefined: »

rugged manners;…rugged maxims hewn from life (Tennyson).

6. stormy: »

rugged weather.

7. Figurative. harsh to the ear: »

rugged sounds.

SYNONYM(S): discordant.
8. Obsolete. rough; shaggy: »

... the rugged Russian bear (Shakespeare).

╂[< Scandinavian (compare Swedish rugga to roughen)]
–rug´ged|ly, adverb.
–rug´ged|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rug´ged|ly — rug|ged «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rug|ged — «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous; able to… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • rugged — rug•ged [[t]ˈrʌg ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface 2) roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form: Lincoln s rugged features[/ex] 3) (of a face) wrinkled or furrowed 4) rough, harsh, or severe: a… …   From formal English to slang

  • rugged — rug|ged [ rʌgıd ] adjective 1. ) not smooth or flat: a rugged coastline 2. ) strong and able to deal with difficult conditions: a rugged piece of equipment They like to think of themselves as rugged individualists. 3. ) not regular in shape, but… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruggedly — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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