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 rugged rugged /ˈrʌgəd/

adjective

  1. () Sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring  ( rugged )
    sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
     With a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture
    with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture
  2. Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution  ( rugged , tough )
    very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
     A rugged competitive examination
    a rugged competitive examination
     The rugged conditions of frontier life
    the rugged conditions of frontier life
     The competition was tough
    the competition was tough
     It's a tough life
    it's a tough life
     It was a tough job
    it was a tough job
  3. Topographically very uneven  ( broken , rugged )
    topographically very uneven
     Broken terrain
    broken terrain
     Rugged ground
    rugged ground
  4. Having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface  ( furrowed , rugged )
    having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
     Furrowed fields
    furrowed fields
     His furrowed face lit by a warming smile
    his furrowed face lit by a warming smile