<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.</li><li>craggy, irregular, uneven.</li><li>wrinkled or furrowed, as by experience or the endurance of hardship.</li><li>roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form; craggy: Lincoln's rugged features.</li><li>rough, harsh, or stern, as persons or nature.</li><li>full of hardship and trouble; severe; hard; trying: a rugged life.</li><li>tempestuous; stormy: rugged weather.</li><li>harsh to the ear: rugged sounds.</li><li>rude, uncultivated, or unrefined.</li><li>homely or plain: rugged fare.</li><li>capable of enduring hardship, wear, etc.; strong and tough: rugged floor covering; a rugged lumberjack.</li></ul>