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Meanings of rugged in anglès

Not neat or regular; uneven.

Sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring.

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Topographically very uneven.

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Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution.

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Examples for "broken"
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Their message is loud and clear: fix the broken food aid system.
The Guardian
2
However, without a clear structure or focus such resolutions are easily broken.
The Irish Times
3
Last year, I made fixing our broken housing market my personal mission.
The Guardian
4
However a number of windows had been broken in the unoccupied house.
The Irish Times
5
She'd probably readily agree; the past days had broken down her defenses.
Creepers
Usage of rugged in anglès
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He saw a rugged, muscular body, well toned and used to work.
Midnight at the well of souls
2
Get rugged up and experience one of northern Europe's great Christmas experiences.
The Irish Times
3
The military wants a rugged vehicle capable of operating in sub-zero conditions.
Wired
4
This year, Burley released a series of new, rugged child bike trailers.
Wired
5
Civil order was not sustainable in a society populated by rugged individualists.
Dark rivers of the heart
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The rugged fortress lay swathed in the softness of the creamy light.
St. George and St. Michael, Volume 2
7
He looked taller in them; and the strong, clean-shaven face less rugged.
All Roads Lead to Calvary
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The two countries have more in common than their rugged, colonial-era border.
Reuters
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Just short of his middle years, handsome in a brooding, rugged fashion.
Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
10
The Trunki is a rugged product that can stand up to abuse.
Wired
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The country we travelled over was wild and rugged in the extreme.
The Young Llanero: A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela
12
The file moved on; at every step the ascent grew more rugged.
Uarda : a Romance of Ancient Egypt — Volume 08
13
I didn't exactly have time to make it battle rugged, you know?
Wild Storm
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Maybe she's too similar to the rugged fisherman-orjust what he needs.
Dirty Rowdy Thing
15
Corsica, indeed, is rugged -both in terms of terrain and people.
Climbing Magazine
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Paulsen-Fuchs' Citröen sputtered along the rugged single-lane macadam road, snow chains grinding.
Blood music
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