adjective · rare

rugged

rugged · more rugged · most rugged

грубий

грубый, прочный, неровный, изрезанный

rau, schroff, robust, zerzaust

Broken into sharp or irregular pointsBroken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.

/ˈɹʌɡ.ɪd/

Meaning

14 senses

Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
rau, schroff, zerklüftet
пересечённыйperesečónnyj, изре́занныйizrézannyj, щети́нистыйščetínistyj
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
rau, ruppig, robust
неро́вныйneróvnyj, шерохова́тыйšeroxovátyj
topographically very uneven
Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
Strong, sturdy, well-built.
прочныйpročnyj
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
Rocky and bare of plantlife.
(character)Harsh; austere; hard
суро́выйsuróvyj, стро́гийstrógij
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous
бу́рныйbúrnyj
Harsh; grating; unpleasant sounding or looking
ре́зкийrézkij
Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
угрю́мыйugrjúmyj
Violent; rude; boisterous
гру́быйgrúbyj
Vigorous; robust; hardy
кре́пкийkrépkij, про́чныйpróčnyj
Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.

Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 9

broken into sharp points:

rough with bristles:

not neat or regular:

strong, sturdy, well-built:

harsh, austere:

stormy, turbulent:

harsh, grating:

sour, surly:

vigorous, robust:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

broken into sharp points:

rough with bristles:

not neat or regular:

Origin

From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd, derived from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess

From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd, derived from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess”), equivalent to rug (“rough, woollen material”) + -ed. Compare Old Swedish ruggoter (“wrinkled”), Swedish rugga (“to roughen”), Swedish ruggig (“shaggy”), Icelandic rögg (“shagginess”), Old Norse raggaðr (“tufted”), dialectal Danish raggad (“shaggy”).

From rug + -ed.

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Forms

more rugged, most rugged

Comparative	more rugged Lesson
Superlative	most rugged Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms

rudeA1 crabbed

Close in meaning

very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution:tough
topographically very uneven:broken
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface:furrowed

Antonyms

1 antonyms

delicate

Word family

8 related words

Relatedruggedness

Derivednonrugged rugged individualism ruggedish ruggedization ruggedize ruggedly unrugged

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form