Refractory vs Rugged - What's the difference?
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Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
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Not affected by great heat.
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(medicine) Difficult to treat.
* 1949 , Albert Fields and John Hoesley, "
* 1990 , H. A. Ring et al'', "
(biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
* 1959 , Nobusada Ishiko and Werner R. Loewenstein, "
* 1970 , S.S. Barold et al'', "
A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
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)
Refractory is a related term of rugged.
As adjectives the difference between refractory and rugged
is that refractory is obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something 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 refractory
is a material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.As a verb rugged is
(rug).refractory
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Mr. Weller knocked at the door, and after a pretty long interval—occupied by the party without, in whistling a tune, and by the party within, in persuading a refractory flat candle to allow itself to be lighted
Neck and Shoulder Pain", Calif. Med. , 70(6):478–482.,
- Many of the vague and refractory cases of neck and shoulder pain and of migraine may be due to cervical disc disease.
Vigabatrin: rational treatment for chronic epilepsy", ''J. Neurol. Neurosurg.Psychiatry , 53(12):1051–1055,
- In 33 adult patients with long standing refractory epilepsy on treatment with one or two standard anti-convulsant drugs,
Electrical output of a receptor membrane]", [[w:Science (journal), Science], 1959, 130:1405-6,
- The production of a generator potential leaves a refractory state in the receptor membrane
Chest wall stimulation in evaluation of patients with implanted ventricular-inhibited demand pacemakers", ''Br. Heart J. , 32(6):783–789,
- The delineates the pacemaker refractory period after the emission of a pacing stimulus and after the sensing of a spontaneous beat.
Synonyms
* (obstinate) contrary (inanimates), fractiousDerived terms
* refractorily * refractoriness * refractory periodNoun
(refractories)rugged
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(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.
