rugged

rugged
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. craggy; shaggy, rough, unkempt; harsh, stern, austere; hilly, uneven; unpolished, uncultivated; fierce, tempestuous; informal, robust, hale. See roughness, formlessness, violence, severity.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Rough; said especially of terrain ]
Syn. hilly, broken, mountainous; see rough 1 .
2. [Strong; said especially of persons ]
Syn. hale, sturdy, hardy; see healthy 1 , strong 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. uneven, rough irregular, bumpy, jagged, wrinkled, broken, craggy, unlevel, rocky, weathered.
2. rough-faced weathered, wrinkled, lined, stony, strong, leathery, hard.
3. stormy tempestuous, violent, rough, harsh, severe, inclement.
4. strong powerful, robust, brawny, stout, hearty, big, tough, muscular, burly.
ANT.: 1. smooth, flat, level. 2. baby-faced. 3. calm, balmy, mild. 4. weak, *wimpy, skinny
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having a surface that is not smooth: coarse, cragged, craggy, harsh, ironbound, jagged, ragged, rough, scabrous, uneven. See SMOOTH. 2. Physically toughened so as to have great endurance: hard, hard-bitten, hard-handed, hardy, tough. Idiom: hard as nails. See CONTINUE, STRONG. 3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms: dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild. See CALM. 4. Marked by vigorous physical exertion: knockabout, rough, rough-and-tumble, strenuous, tough. See ACTION.

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