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rugged
Overview of adj rugged
The adj rugged has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (9) rugged -- (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture")
2. broken, rugged -- (topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground")
3. craggy, rugged -- (rocky and steep)
4. rugged, tough -- (very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job")
Grep of noun rugged
rugged individualism
ruggedisation
ruggedization
ruggedness
Grep of verb rugged
ruggedise
ruggedize
Antonyms of adj rugged
4 senses of rugged
Sense 1
rugged (vs. delicate)
delicate (vs. rugged)
=> dainty, exquisite
=> ethereal, gossamer
=> fragile
=> half-hardy
=> light-handed
=> overdelicate
=> pastel
=> subtle
=> tender
Sense 2
broken, rugged
INDIRECT (VIA rough) -> smooth
Sense 3
craggy, rugged
INDIRECT (VIA cliffy) -> beachy, beachlike
Sense 4
rugged, tough
INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy
Similarity of adj rugged
4 senses of rugged
Sense 1
rugged (vs. delicate)
=> hardy
=> knockabout
=> sturdy, tough
Also See> robust#1; strong#1; tough#3, toughened#1
Sense 2
broken, rugged
=> rough (vs. smooth), unsmooth
Sense 3
craggy, rugged
=> cliffy (vs. beachy), clifflike
Sense 4
rugged, tough
=> difficult (vs. easy), hard
Pertainyms of adj rugged
Attributes of adj rugged
1 of 4 senses of rugged
Sense 1
rugged (vs. delicate)
=> strength
Domain of adj rugged
Domain Terms of adj rugged
Familiarity of adj rugged
rugged used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj rugged
drugged
rugged
Grep of adv rugged
ruggedly
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