Dictionary definition · rugged
adjective
- sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring"with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
- having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface"furrowed fields"
- topographically very uneven"broken terrain"
- very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution"a rugged competitive examination"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).