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Rugged

adjective

Sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring.

Having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface. Synonym: furrowed. "His furrowed face lit by a warming smile"

Topographically very uneven. Synonym: broken. "Rugged ground"

Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution. Synonym: tough. "The rugged conditions of frontier life" , "The competition was tough" , "It's a tough life" , "It was a tough job"

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"Rugged" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the kitchen, setting in order that which remained of the mise en scene of his violent reception of the secret police. Suddenly he turned in his emphatic manner, and threw out his rugged ...

— Barlasch of the Guard • H. S. Merriman

... hillside window pane Rugged teamsters draw the rein, Doff the battered hat and bow To these acolytes ...

— Songs for a Little House • Christopher Morley

... 1: This is a journey of crooked and rugged roads across the Atlas mountains, where they often sojourn in spots which invite the traveller, so that it takes a longer time to perform it than the distance would indicate.] 2 The hire of every camel was from ten to twelve ducats, at five shillings sterling per ducat; as this route ...

— An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa • Abd Salam Shabeeny

... have I to face all bitter things, That start out darkly from the rugged path, Leading to life's achievement; not God's wrath Would sit so ...

— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... forbidden by the Druids and by the earlier Britons. It is now, though very dark and dry, and devoid of fat, much esteemed by Europeans, on account of the peculiarity of its flavour. In purchasing this animal, it ought to be remembered that both hares and rabbits, when old, have their claws rugged and blunt, their haunches thick, and their ears dry and tough. The ears of a young hare easily tear, and it has a narrow cleft in the lip; whilst its claws are both smooth ...

— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton

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