Husky vs Rugged - What's the difference?
husky | rugged | Related terms |
(of a voice) hoarse and rough-sounding
burly, thick; fat, overweight
* 1965 , Popular Mechanics, September issue,
Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs
Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
* 1870 , (Mark Twain), Roughing It , Chapter LXV
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
* 2011 , Ronke Luke-Boone, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethic Flair
Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
* 1897 , Kate Chopin, A Morning Walk
(of a person) strong, sturdy, well-built
* 2010 , Arthru Queen Jr., Young Man: Ageless Fatherly Wisdom to Hold
(of land) rocky and bare of plantlife
* 2013 , Vicky Baker in The Guardian ,
* 1971 , United States Forest Service, Search for solitude: our wilderness heritage
Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
Harsh; grating; rough to the ear -- said of sound, style, and the like.
Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
* 1908 , Rafael Sabatini, The Abduction
Violent; rude; boisterous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
* 1909 , (Jack London), Martin Eden
(computing, of a computer) designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions
* 2011 , Nick Fletcher,
Having a rug or rugs.
Covered with a rug.
(rug)
Husky is a related term of rugged.
As adjectives the difference between husky and rugged
is that husky is (of a voice) hoarse and rough-sounding while rugged is broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough or rugged can be having a rug or rugs.As a noun husky
is any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.As a verb rugged is
(rug).husky
English
Etymology 1
; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".Adjective
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- Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A
- (Dryden)
Derived terms
* huskilyEtymology 2
Shortening of husky dog'', where ''husky is ultimately from the same Old (etyl) root as Eskimo.Noun
(huskies)Alternative forms
* huskieSynonyms
* polar dogrugged
English
(Webster 1913)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
- 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.
- His hair was light and rather thin; his face strong and rugged from exposure, and his eyes narrow and observant.
- Many women and men delude themselves into thinking that only the hardest and most rugged man is attractive and to many it may be the case.
Riding with the cowboys on a Mexico ranch
- Hidden within 30,000 acres of rugged private land, the ranch is cocooned by peaks and canyons in all directions.
- Much of the area can be seen only by hikers who travel without trails to the higher reaches of this rugged mountain range.
- "Ah!" sighed the unimaginative Granby, and his honest, rugged face grew clouded. Pepper puffed in silence for a moment or two; then spoke.
- "Her gaze rested for a moment on the muscular neck, heavy corded, almost bull-like, bronzed by the sun, spilling over with rugged health and strength..."
Psion drops 2% after supply chain issues push it into loss
- Psion, which supplies a range of rugged hand held computers, has lost nearly 2% after announcing a plunge into the red.