rugged Definition

rugged
adj

1. Said of landscape, hills, ground, etc: with a rough, uneven surface; steep and rocky.

Thesaurus: uneven, irregular, bumpy, rough, jagged, ridged, rippled, crinkled, corrugated.
2. Said of someone's face: with features that are strongly marked, irregular and furrowed and that suggest physical strength.
3. Said especially of someone's character: stern, austere and unbending.
4. Said of manners, etc: unsophisticated; unrefined.
5. Involving physical hardships.

Example: a rugged life
Thesaurus: difficult, hard, laborious, rigorous, strenuous, severe, stringent, demanding, trying.
6. Sturdy; robust.

Example: showed rugged individualism
7. Said of machinery, equipment, etc: strongly or sturdily built to withstand vigorous use.

Derivative: ruggedly
adverb

Derivative: ruggedness
noun

Etymology: 14c.