rugged
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/ɹˈʌɡÉĒd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "rugged"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ, āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(of land or terrain) rough, uneven, and often difficult to navigate, with features such as steep slopes or rocky surfaces
rugged definition and meaning
Disapproving
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The trail wound through the rugged terrain, making hiking challenging.
āĻĒāĻĨāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ­ā§‚āĻ–āĻŖā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚āϕ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ, āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ

sturdily constructed and able to endure harsh treatment or challenging environments
Approving
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The construction worker wore rugged work boots, providing protection and support on the demanding job site.
āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽāϜāĻŦ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦ⧁āϟ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϚāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāχāĻŸā§‡ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

having long, narrow, shallow depressions, grooves, or wrinkles on a surface

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His hands were rugged from decades of manual labor.
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āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ, āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ

characterized by harshness and difficulty
Disapproving
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rugged conditions of the mountain range made it a popular destination for experienced climbers.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖā§€āϰ āĻ…āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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(of a man's face) having strong, well-defined, and attractive features

Approving
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His rugged face made him stand out in the crowd.
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(of a person) tough, resilient, and capable of handling challenging or difficult situations, even at the risk of confrontation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Rugged individuals often adapt quickly to unexpected problems.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

ruggedize
ruggedly
ruggedness
rugged
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ