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rugged

Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌɡ.ɪd/

The English word “rugged” has 14 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
  2. Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
  3. Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
  4. Strong, sturdy, well-built.
  5. Rocky and bare of plantlife.
  6. Harsh; austere; hard
  7. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous
  8. Harsh; grating; unpleasant sounding or looking
  9. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
  10. Violent; rude; boisterous
  11. Vigorous; robust; hardy
  12. Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
  13. Having a rug or rugs.
  14. Covered with a rug.

Etymology

From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd, derived from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess”), equivalent to rug (“rough, woollen material”) + -ed. Compare Old Swedish ruggoter (“wrinkled”), Swedish rugga (“to roughen”), Swedish ruggig (“shaggy”), Icelandic rögg (“shagginess”), Old Norse raggaðr (“tufted”), dialectal Danish raggad (“shaggy”).

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