rugged implies irregularity or roughness of land surface and connotes difficulty of travel.

RUGGED definition: having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface. See examples of rugged used in a sentence.

rugged adjective (UNEVEN) (of land) uneven and wild; not easy to travel over: rugged terrain / cliffs (Definition of rugged from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of rugged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you describe someone's character as rugged, you mean that they are strong and determined, and have the ability to cope with difficult situations.

Define rugged. rugged synonyms, rugged pronunciation, rugged translation, English dictionary definition of rugged. adj. 1. Having a rough irregular surface: rugged terrain.

roughly irregular or hard in form, as by having wrinkles: a man's rugged features. rough, harsh, or severe: a rugged life. capable of lasting through hardship, wear, etc.: a rugged, durable car. …

Having irregular projections and depressions; uneven in surface or contour; rough; wrinkled. Rugged ground, a rugged coast.

Characterized by roughness, toughness, or irregularity in texture or terrain. "The terrain was rugged and difficult to traverse." It can refer to natural landscapes with steep, uneven, and challenging …

Covered with rough projections; broken into sharp or irregular points or prominences; rough; uneven: as, a rugged mountain; rugged rocks. Wrinkled; furrowed; corrugated; hence, ruffled; disturbed; uneasy.