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1. rugged
adjective. ['ˈrʌgəd'] sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring.
Etymology
- rugged (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Rugged
- legged
- ragged
Sentences with rugged
1. Adjective
Erect-crested penguins usually inhabit rugged terrain environments, and mating activities often occur close to those of rockhopper penguins.
2. Verb, past participle
Also, bring along a pair of rugged shoes or boots regardless of the time of year.
Quotes about rugged
1. Napoleon said of Massena, that he was not himself until the battle began to go against him; then, when the dead began to fall in ranks around him, awoke his powers of combination, and he put on terror and victory as a robe. So it is in rugged crises, in unweariable endurance, and in aims which put sympathy out of question, that the angel is shown.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume I: Nature, Addresses, and Lectures
2. rugged
adjective. ['ˈrʌgəd'] having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface.
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Etymology
- rugged (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. rugged
adjective. ['ˈrʌgəd'] very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution.
Antonyms
Etymology
- rugged (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. rugged
adjective. ['ˈrʌgəd'] topographically very uneven.
Antonyms
Etymology
- rugged (Middle English (1100-1500))