RUG'GEDNESS, noun 1. The quality or state of being rugged; roughness; asperity of surface; as the ruggedness of land or of roads. 2. Roughness of temper; harshness; surliness. 3. Coarseness; rudeness of manners. 4. Storminess; boisterousness; as of a season.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI