rugged
Collocations
4ADJ.
blessed, familiar, good, grand, handsome, kind, known, north
VERB + RUGGED
added, climbed, face, filled, gives, peaks, surface, walked
RUGGED + NOUN
exposure, mountain, mountains, neptune's, rover, sinai, summits, terrain
PREP.
after, from, in, on, out, through, with, with
Definitions
adj
Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
BY and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
Commercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.
Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
His hair was light and rather thin; his face strong and rugged from exposure, and his eyes narrow and observant.
Strong, sturdy, well-built.
Many women and men delude themselves into thinking that only the hardest and most rugged man is attractive and to many it may be the case.
Rocky and bare of plantlife.
As the train wound along the river valleys through western Pennsylvania the scenery grew more rugged and the painted houses of Lancaster County gave way to dirty clapboard dwellings and shack homes clinging to the mountainside.
Hidden within 30,000 acres of rugged private land, the ranch is cocooned by peaks and canyons in all directions.
adj
Having a rug or rugs.
Covered with a rug.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6BY and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
WiktionaryCommercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.
WiktionaryHis hair was light and rather thin; his face strong and rugged from exposure, and his eyes narrow and observant.
WiktionaryThey climbed the rugged north face.
Tatoeba · #306463On the contrary, I think it may turn out that this rugged mountain range trails off at some point.
Tatoeba · #1128245Tom is blessed with rugged good looks and is much sought-after by the opposite sex.
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