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Meanings of rugged in English

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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                            Usage of rugged in English
                            1
                            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
                            6
                            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
                            8
                            The two countries have more in common than their rugged, colonial-era border.
                            Reuters
                            9
                            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
                            11
                            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
                            14
                            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
                            16
                            Paulsen-Fuchs' Citröen sputtered along the rugged single-lane macadam road, snow chains grinding.
                            Blood music
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