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rugged
     1. adj. Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
     2. adj. Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
     3. adj. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
     4. adj. (of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
     5. adj. (of land) Rocky and bare of plantlife.
     6. adj. (of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed
     7. adj. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
     8. adj. (of sound, style etc.) Harsh; grating; rough to the ear
     9. adj. (of looks, appearance etc.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
     10. adj. (of behaviour) Violent; rude; boisterous
     11. adj. (of health, physique etc.) Vigorous; robust; hardy
     12. adj. (computing, of a computer) Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
     13. adj. Having a rug or rugs.
     14. adj. Covered with a rug.
rug
     1. n. A partial covering for a floor.
     2. n. (Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket.
     3. n. (historical, now rare) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing.
     4. n. (historical, now rare) A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze.
     5. n. (obsolete, rare) A person wearing a rug.
     6. n. A cloth covering for a horse.
     7. n. (obsolete, rare) A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops.
     8. n. (slang) The female pubic hair.
     9. n. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
     10. n. (slang) A wig; a hairpiece.
     11. n. (colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair.
     12. v. (Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.

Example Sentences

On the contrary, I think it may turn out that this rugged mountain range trails off at some point. 



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