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rugged ['rʌgɪd](a) (countryside, region) accidenté; (road, path → bumpy) cahoteux, défoncé; (→ rocky) rocailleux; (coastline) échancré, découpé(b) (face, features) rude;∎ he had rugged good looks il était d'une beauté virile(c) (unrefined → person, character, manners) rude, mal dégrossi; (→ lifestyle) rude, fruste; (determined → resistance) acharné;∎ rugged individualist individualiste mf farouche ou forcené(e)(d) (clothing, equipment, vehicle) solide, robuste -
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rugged [ˈrʌgɪd]a. ( = rough) [terrain] accidenté ; [coastline] déchiquetéb. [person, personality, features, manners] rude* * *['rʌgɪd]1) [landscape] accidenté; [coastline] déchiqueté2) [man, features] rude3) ( tough) [character] coriace; [defence] acharné4) ( durable) solide
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rugged — [rug′id] adj. [ME, rough, shaggy, prob. < Scand, as in Swed rugga, to roughen: for IE base see RUG] 1. having irregular projections and depressions; uneven in surface or contour; rough; wrinkled [rugged ground, a rugged coast] 2. strong,… … English World dictionary
rugged — /ˈrʌgəd / (say ruguhd) adjective 1. roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or otherwise difficult of passage: rugged ground. 2. roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form: Lincoln s rugged features. 3. rough, harsh, or stern in character. 4.… …
Rugged — Rug ged, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [1913 Webster] The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rugged individualism — /rʌgəd ɪndəˈvɪdjuəlɪzəm/ (say ruguhd induh vidyoohuhlizuhm) noun a tendency to put one s own preferences ahead of all else, viewed as indicating a natural vigour untempered by manners or socialisation. –rugged individualist, noun …
rug´ged|ness — rug|ged «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous;… … Useful english dictionary
rug´ged|ly — rug|ged «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous;… … Useful english dictionary
rug|ged — «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous; able to… … Useful english dictionary
un|ac|com|mo|dat|ing — «UHN uh KOM uh DAY tihng», adjective. not accommodating or obliging: »She even liked his rugged manners and his rough, unaccommodating speech (Lytton Strachey) … Useful english dictionary
Ruggedly — Rugged Rug ged, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [1913 Webster] The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ruggedness — Rugged Rug ged, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [1913 Webster] The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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