Rugged

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having a rough irregular surface. See Synonyms at rough.
  • adj. Having strong features marked with furrows or wrinkles: the rugged face of the old sailor.
  • adj. Having a sturdy build or strong constitution: a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness.
  • adj. Tempestuous; stormy: the rugged weather of the North Atlantic.
  • adj. Demanding great effort, ability, or endurance: the rugged conditions of barracks life.
  • adj. Lacking culture or polish; coarse and rude: rugged manners and ribald wit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
  • adj. Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
  • adj. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
  • adj. strong, sturdy, well-built
  • adj. rocky and bare of plantlife
  • adj. Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
  • adj. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
  • adj. Harsh; grating; rough to the ear -- said of sound, style, and the like.
  • adj. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
  • adj. Violent; rude; boisterous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
  • adj. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
  • adj. designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions
  • adj. Having a rug or rugs.
  • adj. Covered with a rug.
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of rug.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough.
  • adj. Not neat or regular; uneven.
  • adj. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
  • adj. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
  • adj. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
  • adj. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like.
  • adj. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
  • adj. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
  • adj. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having a rough, hairy surface or nap; shaggy; bristly; ragged.
  • Covered with rough projections; broken into sharp or irregular points or prominences; rough; uneven: as, a rugged mountain; rugged rocks.
  • Wrinkled; furrowed; corrugated; hence, ruffled; disturbed; uneasy.
  • Rough to the ear; harsh; grating.
  • Unsoftened by refinement or cultivation; rude; homely; unpolished; ignorant.
  • Rough in temper; harsh; hard; austere.
  • Marked by harshness, severity, or anger; fierce; rough; ungentle.
  • Rough; tempestuous: said of the sea or weather.
  • Vigorous; robust; strong in health.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
  • adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
  • adj. having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
  • adj. topographically very uneven
  • Equivalent
    difficult    hard    tough    sturdy    knockabout   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stormy    rude    sour    austere    boisterous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rocky    rough    mountainous    broad    jagged