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rugged
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As an adjective, rugged means broken into sharp or irregular points.
Meanings of rugged
18 meaningsadjective
Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
of a personStrong, sturdy, well-built.
of landRocky and bare of plantlife.
of tempercharacterpeopleHarsh; austere; hard
of weatherStormy; turbulent; tempestuous
of soundstyle etc.Harsh; grating; unpleasant sounding or looking
of looksappearance etc.Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
of behaviourViolent; rude; boisterous
of healthphysique etc.Vigorous; robust; hardy
computingof a computerDesigned to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
Having a rug or rugs.
Covered with a rug.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of rug
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).