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Superlative for having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline
“Due to Canada's rugged terrain and a severe climate, a good part of the remainder of the country is inhabited by only a few small communities.”
Superlative for imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
“Pondering their choices, managers, rangers, and wildlife biologists decided that a public hunt could not remove enough of the herd, due to the rugged conditions of winter in Yellowstone.”
Superlative for difficult or challenging in nature, especially physically
“Those pusillanimous pussycats who may abhor contact sports have no right to deny rugged sports to those individuals who wish to accept the challenges and the inherent risks involved.”
(of a person or object) Superlative for capable of withstanding physical strain or hardship
“The drovers returned home carrying hard cash and gossip from abroad, bolstering their reputation for being rough, tough and rugged individuals.”
Superlative for having attractively strong and masculine features
“He appears to lack any existence outside of his role as a drill sergeant, through which he reasserts his rugged manliness daily.”
Superlative for having a physique with prominent or well-defined muscles
“Myrtle is stunned by his crass behavior but is simultaneously attracted to his rugged physique.”
Superlative for having or requiring toughness and determination in one's will or purpose
“These are stories of rugged determination and the pledge to never ever give up on one's dream.”
Superlative for distasteful, crass or vulgar in nature
“The author is a keen observer, and withal possesses a rugged humor that runs through every stroke of his virile pen.”
Superlative for having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature
“Utterson was a man of a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a smile.”
Superlative for having a croaky, husky or raspy sound or voice
Superlative for consisting of matter all through
Superlative for characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion
Superlative for characterized by great power or forceful
Superlative for rough, raucous or boisterous in nature
Superlative for worn, torn, or ragged, as if into rags
Superlative for barren and devoid of inhabitants
Superlative for dangerous or full of peril
Superlative for showing or characterized by great energy and movement
Superlative for behaving, spoken or done in a determined and forceful way
Superlative for resembling a mountain or some aspect of one
Superlative for exhibiting strong, masculine beauty
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