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Webster 1913 Edition

Rugged

Rug′ged

,
Adj.
[See
Rug
,
Noun.
]
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
.
The
rugged
bark of some broad elm.
Milton.
2.
Not neat or regular; uneven.
His well-proportioned beard made rough and
rugged
.
Shakespeare
3.
Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
“The rugged Russian bear.”
Shak.
4.
Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; – said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard,
rugged
, and unconcerned as ever.
South.
5.
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
Milton.
6.
Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; – said of sound, style, and the like.
Through the harsh cadence of a
rugged
line.
Dryden.
7.
Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; – said of looks, etc.
“Sleek o’er your rugged looks.”
Shak.
8.
Violent; rude; boisterrous; – said of conduct, manners, etc.
9.
Vigorous; robust; hardy; – said of health, physique, etc.
[Colloq. U.S.]
Syn. – Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement.
–
Rug′ged-ly
(#)
,
adv.
–
Rug′ged-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rugged

RUG'GED

,
Adj.
[from the root of rug, rough, which see.]
1.
Rough; full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points or crags, or otherwise uneven; as a rugged mountain; a rugged road.
2.
Uneven; not neat or regular.
His well proportion'd beard made rough and rugged.
3.
Rough in temper; harsh; hard; crabbed; austere.
4.
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; as rugged weather; a rugged season.
5.
Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; as a rugged verse in poetry; rugged prose.
6.
Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; as rugged looks.
7.
Violent; rude; boisterous.
8.
Rough; shaggy; as a rugged bear.
9.
In botany, scabrous; rough with tubercles or stiff points; as a leaf or stem.

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