rugged English

Meaning rugged meaning

What does rugged mean?

rugged

— adjective sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture

— adjective (= tough) 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

— adjective (= broken) topographically very uneven broken terrain rugged ground

— adjective (= furrowed) having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface furrowed fields his furrowed face lit by a warming smile

Synonyms rugged synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as rugged?

rugged English » English

rough

uneven

coarse

tough

rude

jagged

rocky

ragged

irregular

harsh

strong

stony

steep

craggy

bumpy

broken

sturdy

shaggy

scabrous

robust

precipitous

hard

furrowed

abrupt

undulating

stiff

spotty

scraggly

raucous

light

knotty

knobby

gnarled

firm

bristling

abrasive

wrinkled

vigorous

unsmooth

unruly

unrefined

unpolished

unhewn

ungentlemanly

ungentlemanlike

unequalized

unequalised

unequal

undeferential

uncultivated

Topics rugged topics

What do people use rugged to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive See Appearance

Beautiful

• What words describe a man who is beautiful?
  good-looking handsome attractive cute hunky rugged striking gorgeous be a fine figure of a man dashing

States Quality Shape Horizontal

Leaning, sloping

• What words describe a surface that is not level?
  uneven rough hilly wavy lumpy broken (ground) rugged

Examples rugged examples

How do I use rugged in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Semisolid snow that will barely hold a person, coarse snow with a hard, rugged crust and light, fluffy lying snow. There are Sami words for these and hundreds more types of snow.

Movie subtitles

An eagle can putter around a rugged mountaintop but not in a cage, because he'd be restless and unhappy.

Where we're going is ten times as tough and rugged. - as anything you've seen up to now.

For you're the last great apostle of rugged individualism.

This rugged individual.

Wild and rugged and miles from the nearest town.

He's very tall and attractive. Dark hair, a rather rugged face and brown eyes and one suitcase.

Be a little rugged for a while but I think they'll be all right.

That makes it rugged.

Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks.

Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, the arm'd rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger.

Say, they're rugged, aren't they?

Mighty rugged country hereabouts.

It'll be rugged waiting around here all alone.

Heard it's been pretty rugged up here.

An eagle can putter around rugged mountaintops but not in a cage, because he'd be restless and unhappy.

It's rugged and strong and impressive.

You might find it a little rugged.

We're not exactly rugged creatures, are we?

Dark hair, a rather rugged face and brown eyes and one suitcase.

Pretty rugged, isn't it?

A little rugged.

Even a housemother. Rugged duty.

Now comes the rugged part.

This looks a little bit rugged. Maybe you better take the car and go home.

Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night.

Kind of rugged, hey, Baby?

Say I'm a misfit, a rugged individualist, anything you want to.

You read pretty rugged stuff.

This looks a little bit rugged.

He's a pretty rugged customer, isn't he?

Leo's a rugged boy.

It was rugged.

The last 24 hours have been pretty rugged.

Hardy, self-reliant, rugged.

Here we are a hundred years later, not so hardy nor self-reliant nor rugged.

They say it's pure rugged, so you'd better try to get an air start.

Cars are being tuned manufacturers are leaving nothing to chance in the rugged competition.

Remember what I was saying last night about 12 rugged individualists?

A rough and rugged man with a thin mouth.

News and current affairs

They prefer what they see as the rugged individualism of free-market forces, a level capitalist playing field, and a weak state that does not impinge on their personal choices.

The permanent war footing is just one manifestation of North Korea's obsession with rugged self-sufficiency.

Bhutan's rugged geography fostered the rise of a hardy population of farmers and herdsmen, and helped to foster a strong Buddhist culture, closely connected in history with Tibet.

The rugged mountain terrain, a religiously conservative population, and a weak government with a history of collaboration with Al-Qaeda have created a relatively sheltered haven.

Members of evangelical churches associate their beliefs with the rugged individualism of the early pioneers.