rugged
Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
Other meanings
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.
Synonyms
- broken
Word history
From Old Norse "rǫgg" (tuft, shagginess).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rugged” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.