Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
BY and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
Commercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.
Having a rug or rugs.
simple past and past participle of rug
From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd, derived from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess”), equivalent to rug (“rough, woollen material”) + -ed. Compare Old Swedish ruggoter (“wrinkled”), Swedish ru...
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