rugged : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rugged	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rugged
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rugged adj sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" Antonym(s): delicate having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile" Synonym(s): furrowed, rugged Antonym(s): unfurrowed topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground" Synonym(s): broken, rugged 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" Synonym(s): rugged, tough
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rugged \Rug"ged\, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. The rugged bark of some broad elm. --Milton. 2. Not neat or regular; uneven. His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged. --Shak. 3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. [bd]The rugged Russian bear.[b8] --Shak. 4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons. Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever. --South. 5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude. --Milton. 6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like. Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line. --Dryden. 7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc. [bd]Sleek o'er your rugged looks.[b8] --Shak. 8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc. 9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc. [Colloq. U.S.] Syn: Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement. -- {Rug"gedly}, adv. -- {Rug"gedness}, n.