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ruggedly Definition


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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.



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