Definitions for rugged

rugged rug·ged

Spelling: [ruhg-id]
IPA: /ˈrʌg ɪd/

Rugged is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in rugged (deggru).

Definitions for rugged

adjective

  1. having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface:
  2. (of a face) wrinkled or furrowed, as by experience or the endurance of hardship.
  3. roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form; craggy:
  4. rough, harsh, or stern, as persons or nature.
  5. full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying:
  6. tempestuous; stormy:
  7. harsh to the ear:
  8. rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.
  9. homely or plain:
  10. capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.; strong and tough:

Origin of rugged

1300-50; Middle English Scandinavian; compare Swedish rugga to roughen (of cloth); cf. rug

Examples for rugged

But the way was rugged, broken, and in spots nearly impassable.

His rugged face was deeply lined, and I noticed a little gray in his hair.

To be sure, there are remnants of an Old West mentality of a rugged, tough-minded, if not slow to change attitude.

"Old John will bide at home, sire," said the rugged soldier.

Did Orpheus by his lay humanize the rugged beasts and teach the forests to listen?

Marquez is rugged, takes a good punch, and is a pretty defensive fighter.

He called out the conformism hiding in the pose of rugged individuality.

Utah, USA Brigham Young was definitely onto something when he sought to build his Mormon “Zion” in the rugged hinterland of Utah.

His voice sounded strangely soft from one so large and rugged.

But what both men had in common was a streak of rugged individualism, stubbornness, and personal vision.

Word Value for rugged
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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