rugged
[ ruhg-id ]
/ ˈrʌg ɪd /
adjective
Origin of rugged
1300–50; Middle English < Scandinavian; compare Swedish
rugga to roughen (of cloth); cf.
rug
SYNONYMS FOR rugged
OTHER WORDS FROM rugged
rug·ged·ly, adverb rug·ged·ness, noun un·rug·ged, adjectiveWords nearby rugged
rugby,
rugby head,
rugby league,
rugby shirt,
rugby union,
rugged,
rugged individualism,
ruggedize,
rugger,
rugger bugger,
rugging
Example sentences from the Web for rugged
British Dictionary definitions for rugged
rugged
/ (ˈrʌɡɪd) /
adjective
Derived forms of rugged
ruggedly, adverb ruggedness, nounWord Origin for rugged
C14: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish
rugga to make rough