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Rugged   /rˈəgəd/   Listen
adjective
Rugged  adj.  
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. "The rugged bark of some broad elm."
2.
Not neat or regular; uneven. "His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged."
3.
Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. "The rugged Russian bear."
4.
Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons. "Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever."
5.
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
6.
Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; said of sound, style, and the like. "Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line."
7.
Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; said of looks, etc. "Sleek o'er your rugged looks."
8.
Violent; rude; boisterrous; said of conduct, manners, etc.
9.
Vigorous; robust; hardy; said of health, physique, etc. (Colloq. U.S.)
Synonyms: Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement.





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"Rugged" Quotes from Famous Books



... character of this people, which has preserved itself unsophisticated, true, and free. It is interesting to trace the history of the Dalecarlians. Isolated in a manner from the rest of the world amongst their rugged precipices and in their lonely valleys, it might be supposed they would know nothing of what passed without; yet whenever the moment for action has come, they have ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 • Various
... you the benefit of every doubt which it is possible for me to harbour with regard to my own system of illusions. You glorify the crowd practical. You attach yourself to the ranks that carried thought into action. You inspire yourself with rugged strength by dwelling on the achievements of ruggedness, forgetting that the progress of the world is not marshalled by those who work with line and rule. It was not his crew, but Columbus, who discovered America. ...
— The Kempton-Wace Letters • Jack London
... desolate and grey remembrance in the midst of a career of pleasure. On this spot Godolphin now stood alone, looking along the still and purple waters that lay before him. Lucilla, with a light step, climbed the rugged stones, and, touching his shoulder, reproached him with a tender playfulness for ...
— Godolphin, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton
... hope it will accomplish what the department has planned, but you know that we who are in this profession are always prepared for failure. My assistant and I may easily have our lives crushed out on the rugged peaks of the mountain chain we are ...
— The Air Ship Boys • H.L. Sayler
... and conversation with the reverend vicar, with whom I am in the habit of taking long walks. It seems incredible that a man of his age—for he must be near eighty—should be so strong and active, and so good a walker. I grow tired sooner than he; and there is no rough road, no wild place, no rugged hill-top, in the neighborhood, where we ...
— Pepita Ximenez • Juan Valera


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