| ADJECTIVE | all | rugged | sturdy / sturdy and strong in constitution or construction |
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| all | rugged, furrowed | having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface | |
| all | rugged, broken | topographically very uneven | |
| all | rugged, tough | very difficult |
| Sounds | rah'gahd | |
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| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| Meaning | sturdy / sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring. | |
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| Example | "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" | |
| Attribute of | strength | The property of being physically or mentally strong |
| Narrower | knockabout | Suitable for rough use |
| sturdy, tough | substantially made or constructed | |
| See also | robust | Sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction |
| strong | Having strength or power greater than average or expected | |
| tough, toughened | physically toughened | |
| Opposite | delicate | exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing |
| Spanish | escabroso | |
| Nouns | ruggedness | the property of being big and strong |
| Adverbs | ruggedly | in a rugged / rugged manner |
| Meaning | Having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface. | |
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| Synonym | furrowed | |
| Narrower | canaliculate | Having thin parallel channels |
| corrugated | shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges | |
| rutted, rutty | Full of ruts | |
| See also | wrinkled, wrinkly | Marked by wrinkles |
| Opposite | unfurrowed | not marked with shallow depressions or furrows |
| Meaning | topographically very uneven. | |
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| Example | "rugged ground" | |
| Synonym | broken | |
| Broader | rough, unsmooth | Having or caused by an irregular surface |
| Spanish | escabroso, escarpado | |
| Nouns | ruggedness | the quality of being topologically uneven |
| Meaning | Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution. | |
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| Synonym | tough | |
| Broader | difficult, hard | not easy |
| Nouns | ruggedness | the quality of being difficult to do |
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