adjective
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction
Examples
- enduring
- with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture
adjective
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
Synonyms
Examples
- furrowed fields
- his furrowed face lit by a warming smile
adjective
topographically very uneven
Synonyms
Examples
- broken terrain
- rugged ground
adjective
very difficult
Synonyms
Examples
- 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