rugged

rug·ged

 (rŭg′ĭd)

adj.

1. Having a rough irregular surface: rugged terrain.

2. Having strong features marked with furrows or wrinkles: the rugged face of the old sailor.

3. Having a sturdy build or strong constitution: a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness.

4. Tempestuous; stormy: the rugged weather of the North Atlantic.

5. Demanding great effort, ability, or endurance: the rugged conditions of barracks life.

6. Lacking culture or polish; coarse and rude: rugged manners and ribald wit.

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[Middle English, shaggy, of Scandinavian origin.]

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rug′ged·ly adv.

rug′ged·ness n.

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rugged

(ˈrʌɡɪd)

adj

1. having an uneven or jagged surface

2. rocky or steep: rugged scenery.

3. (of the face) strong-featured or furrowed

4. rough, severe, or stern in character

5. without refinement or culture; rude: rugged manners.

6. involving hardship; harsh: he leads a rugged life in the mountains.

7. difficult or hard: a rugged test.

8. (of equipment, machines, etc) designed to withstand rough treatment or use in rough conditions: a handheld rugged computer which can survive being submerged in water.

9. chiefly US and Canadian sturdy or strong; robust

[C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to make rough]

ˈruggedly adv

ˈruggedness n

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rug•ged

(ˈrʌg ɪd)

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.

3. (of a face) wrinkled or furrowed.

4. rough, harsh, or severe: a rugged life.

5. capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.: a rugged floor covering.

6. requiring great endurance, determination, etc.: a rugged test.

7. tempestuous; stormy.

8. rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.

[1300–50; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to roughen (of cloth); compare rug]

rug′ged•ly, adv.

rug′ged•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rugged - sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man" toughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" delicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
	2.	rugged - having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile" furrowed
	3.	rugged - topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" broken rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
	4.	rugged - 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" tough difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

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rugged

adjective

1. rocky, broken, rough, craggy, difficult, ragged, stark, irregular, uneven, jagged, bumpy a rugged mountainous terrain
rocky even, level, regular, smooth, gentle, unbroken

2. strong-featured, lined, worn, weathered, wrinkled, furrowed, leathery, rough-hewn, weather-beaten A look of disbelief crossed his rugged face.
strong-featured pretty, smooth, delicate, refined, youthful, unmarked

3. well-built, strong, tough, robust, sturdy this rugged all-steel design

4. tough, strong, hardy, robust, vigorous, muscular, sturdy, hale, burly, husky (informal), beefy (informal), brawny He's rugged and durable, but not the best technical boxer.
tough soft, weak, delicate, fragile, frail, skinny, feeble, sickly, infirm

5. uncompromising, decided, firm, tough, strict, rigid, stubborn, hardline, die-hard, inflexible, inexorable, steadfast, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked Rugged individualism forged America's frontier society.

6. difficult, trying, hard, taxing, demanding, tough, exacting, harsh, stern, rigorous, strenuous, arduous, laborious enjoying rugged sports like mountain biking
difficult easy, simple, soft, gentle, tender, pleasant, mild, agreeable, uncomplicated, unexacting

7. stern, hard, severe, rough, harsh, sour, rude, crabbed, austere, dour, surly, gruff a fairly rugged customer

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

rugged

adjective

1. Having a surface that is not smooth:

coarse, cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, scabrous, uneven.

2. Physically toughened so as to have great endurance:

hard, hard-bitten, hard-handed, hardy, tough.

Idiom: hard as nails.

3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:

dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild.

4. Marked by vigorous physical exertion:

knockabout, rough, rough-and-tumble, strenuous, tough.

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Translations

قَوي وخَشِن، غَليظ القَسَماتوَعِر، غَيْر مُسْتَوٍ

hrbolatýpevnýrozeklanýsilný

forrevengrovrobust

rauzerklüftet

bravodurofuerterobustorudo

epätasainenhapankallioinenkarkeakarski

déchiquetérobusterude

göröngyös

harîgerîur, òrekmikillósléttur, ógreiîfær

asproirregolarerigorosoruvido

izrobotsnelīdzensskarbsstingrs

grofpotigruigruw

ulendt

engebelikaya gibisağlam yapılı

坚强的崎岖的高低不平的

rugged

[ˈrʌgɪd] ADJ

1. (= rough) [terrain, landscape] → accidentado, escabroso; [coastline, mountains] → escarpado
the rugged beauty of the island → la belleza violenta de la isla

2. (= strongly built, angular) [features] → duro; [man] → de rasgos duros

3. (= tough) [personality, character] → duro, áspero; [conditions] → duro; [individualism] → fuerte; [determination] → inquebrantable
hill farmers are a rugged breed → los ganaderos de las montañas son una raza dura de pelar

4. (= unrefined) [manners, character] → tosco, rudo

5. (= durable) [machine, clothing] → resistente; [construction] → fuerte, resistente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rugged

[ˈrʌgɪd] adj

[landscape, terrain] → accidenté(e)

[features] → rude

[character] → rude

[determination] → farouche

[equipment, construction, vehicle, clothing] → robuste

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rugged

adj

(= rough, uneven) → rau; country, landscape also → wild; cliff, rocks, mountains → zerklüftet; ground → felsig; statue → grob

(= tough-looking) man, face, features → markig

(= tough: in character) personality → rau; breed → zäh, rau; determination → wild; resistance → verbissen; a rugged test → eine harte Prüfung; rugged individualism → rauer or knorriger Individualismus; hill farmers are a rugged breed → Bergbauern sind ein rauer Menschenschlag

(= durable) machine → widerstandsfähig; clothing → strapazierfähig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rugged

[ˈrʌgɪd] adj (terrain) → accidentato/a; (coastline, mountains) → frastagliato/a; (character) → rude; (features) → marcato/a, duro/a; (landscape) → aspro/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rugged

(ˈragid) adjective

1. rocky; uneven. rugged mountains. rof وَعِر، غَيْر مُسْتَوٍ скалист escarpado rozeklaný; hrbolatý zerklüftet stenet; forreven τραχύς, ανώμαλος, απότομοςescabroso, accidentado kaljune صخره ای rosoinen déchiqueté, accidentéסלעי अपरिष्कृत, अनगढ़ brdovit, neravan göröngyös tidak rata ósléttur, ógreiðfær aspro, frastagliato でこぼこした 울퉁불퉁한 nelygus, uolėtas nelīdzens; izrobots tidak rata ruigulendt, forreven, taggetdziki ډبرین acidentado stâncos; accidentat скалистый; неровный rozoklaný; hrboľatý skalnat neravan ojämn, taggig, klippig ตะปุ่มตะป่ำ engebeli 岩石形成的，崎嶇的 нерівний کھردرا gồ ghề 崎岖的，高低不平的

2. strong; tough. a rugged character; He had rugged good looks; He is tall and rugged. kragtig قَوي وخَشِن، غَليظ القَسَمات здрав desavergonhado silný, pevný rauh grov; robust τραχύς, δυνατός tosco, rudo; robusto karm سخت؛ تنومند؛ سخت گیر luja rudeקשוח ऊबड़-खाबड़, ऊंचा-नीचा čvrst, markantan kemény tangguh harðgerður, þrekmikill burbero, severo たくましい 거칠고 억센 tvirtas stingrs; skarbs kuat sterkrobust, barskszorstki, chropowaty سخت ګیر، سخت tosco ro­bust; neînduplecat сильный; крепкий silný, pevný robat snažan kraftfull, härdad, robust ห้าวหาญ sağlam yapılı, kaya gibi 堅毅的，粗獷的 різкий, суворий بھدا vạm vỡ 坚强的

ˈruggedly adverb

kragtig بِخُشونَه، بِغَلاظَه здраво desavergonhadamente hrubě, pevně rauh forrevent; groft; robust τραχιά toscamente, rudamente karmilt به شدت؛ با ناهمواری karheasti d'une manière rude בְּחִספּוּס अपरिष्कृत ढंग से, रूखाई से, अशिष्टता से, अभद्रता से brdovito, markantno érdesen; markánsan dengan tangguh hörkulega; gróflega severamente でこぼこして 울퉁불퉁하게 tvirtai nelīdzeni; skarbi tidak rata sterkbarskt, hardt wyboiście, chropowato له نا همواری سره ، په شدت سره toscamente aspru, cu asprime неровно; сильно hrubo robato neravno ojämnt, kraftfullt อย่างทรหด engebeli bir şekilde 崎嶇地，堅毅地 різко سختی سے gồ ghề; vạm vỡ 坚强地

ˈruggedness noun

kragtigheid خُشونَه، غَلاظَه здравина aspereza nerovnost, drsnost die Rauheit forrevenhed; grovhed; robusthed τραχύτητα, αδρότητα dureza, tosquedaz, rudeza karmus شدت؛ سختی kestävyys rudesseחספוס अपरिष्कृतता, कठोरता, कड़ाई, असमता, नतोन्नता brdovitost, markantnost darabosság, keménység; civilizálatlanság ketangguhan harka; grófleiki durezza でこぼこ 울퉁불퉁함 tvirtumas izrobojums; skarbums ketidak-rataan kracht, ruigheid barskhet, røffhet wyboistość, chropowatość شدت ، سختی aspereza asprime неровность nerovnosť, drsnosť robatost neravnost ojämnhet, kraftfullhet ความทรหด engebe 崎嶇，堅毅 різкість سختی sự gồ ghề; vạm vỡ 强度

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