English > robust: 4 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | Sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction. |
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| Examples | - "a robust body"
- "a robust perennial"
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| Narrower | beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly | muscular / muscular and heavily built |
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| big-boned | Having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh |
| big-chested, chesty | marked by a large or well-developed chest |
| big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered | Having broad shoulders |
| cast-iron, iron | Extremely robust |
| half-hardy | (of plants) requiring protection from frost |
| hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy | Having rugged physical strength |
| hardy | Able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions |
| heavy-armed | Having massive arms |
| square-built | Broad and solidly built |
| vigorous | Strong and active physically or mentally |
| See also | healthy | Having or indicating good health in body or mind |
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| rugged | sturdy / sturdy and strong in constitution or construction |
| strong | Having strength or power greater than average or expected |
| Opposite | frail | physically weak |
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| Spanish | robusto |
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| Catalan | robust |
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| Nouns | robustness | the property of being strong and healthy in constitution |
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| Adverbs | robustly | in a robust manner |
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