RUG'GED, adjective [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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI