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rugged

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rugged in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. topographically very uneven
    "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
    broken  rugged 
  2. having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
    "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"
    furrowed  rugged 
  3. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
    "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
    rugged 
  4. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
    "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
    rugged  tough 
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