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- [ruhg-id]
- /ˈrʌg ɪd/
- /ˈrʌɡ.ɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhg-id]
- /ˈrʌg ɪd/
Definitions of rugged word
- adjective rugged having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground. 1
- adjective rugged (of a face) wrinkled or furrowed, as by experience or the endurance of hardship. 1
- adjective rugged roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form; craggy: Lincoln's rugged features. 1
- adjective rugged rough, harsh, or stern, as persons or nature. 1
- adjective rugged full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying: a rugged life. 1
- adjective rugged tempestuous; stormy: rugged weather. 1
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Origin of rugged
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to roughen (of cloth); cf. rug
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Parts of speech for Rugged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rugged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rugged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rugged
adj rugged
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
- bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
- brambly — having or resembling brambles.
adjective rugged
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- chiseled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiseled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- chiselled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiselled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- coarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of coarsen.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
Antonyms for rugged
adj rugged
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- distingue — having an air of distinction; distinguished.
- draggy — moving or developing very slowly.
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- genteel — belonging or suited to polite society.
adjective rugged
- glazy — Having the appearance of a glaze.
- oblate — flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis (opposed to prolate).
- whitebread — any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
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Matching words
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