RUGGED
\ɹˈʌɡɪd], \ɹˈʌɡɪd], \ɹ_ˈʌ_ɡ_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of RUGGED
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
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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"
By Princeton University
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topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Not neat or regular; uneven.
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Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
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Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
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Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; - said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
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Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; - said of sound, style, and the like.
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Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; - said of looks, etc.
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Violent; rude; boisterrous; - said of conduct, manners, etc.
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Vigorous; robust; hardy; - said of health, physique, etc.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Not neat or regular; uneven.
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Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
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Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
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Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; - said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
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Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; - said of sound, style, and the like.
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Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; - said of looks, etc.
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Violent; rude; boisterrous; - said of conduct, manners, etc.
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Vigorous; robust; hardy; - said of health, physique, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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Having an uneven surface; rough; steep and rocky; as, rugged country; unkempt; uncouth; unpolished; as, a rugged countryman; wrinkled; furrowed; as, a rugged brow; harsh; stern.
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Ruggedly.
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Ruggedness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Ruggedly.
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Ruggedness.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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