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Rugged vs Rugger - What's the difference?

rugged | rugger |

As an adjective rugged

is broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough or rugged can be having a rug or rugs.

As a verb rugged

is (rug).

As a noun rugger is

(uncountable) rugby.

rugged

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(er)
  • Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
  • * 1870 , (Mark Twain), Roughing It , Chapter LXV
    • 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.
  • * 2011 , Ronke Luke-Boone, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethic Flair
    • 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.
  • Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
  • * 1897 , Kate Chopin, A Morning Walk
    • His hair was light and rather thin; his face strong and rugged from exposure, and his eyes narrow and observant.
  • (of a person) strong, sturdy, well-built
  • * 2010 , Arthru Queen Jr., Young Man: Ageless Fatherly Wisdom to Hold
    • 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.
  • (of land) rocky and bare of plantlife
  • * 2013 , Vicky Baker in The Guardian , 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.
  • * 1971 , United States Forest Service, Search for solitude: our wilderness heritage
    • Much of the area can be seen only by hikers who travel without trails to the higher reaches of this rugged mountain range.
  • 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
    • "Ah!" sighed the unimaginative Granby, and his honest, rugged face grew clouded. Pepper puffed in silence for a moment or two; then spoke.
  • Violent; rude; boisterous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
  • Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
  • * 1909 , (Jack London), Martin Eden
    • "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..."
  • (computing, of a computer) designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions
  • * 2011 , Nick Fletcher, 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.
    Derived terms
    * ruggedize * ruggedly * ruggedness * semirugged

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    Etymology 2

    (rug) + (-ed)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a rug or rugs.
  • Covered with a rug.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (rug)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    rugger

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) rugby
  • (US) a person who rugby
  • :* {{quote-magazine
    • , date= , year=1974 , month=August , first= , last= , author=Paul Burka , coauthors= , title=The Sport of Rough Gentlemen , volume=2 , issue=8 , page=42 , magazine=Texas Monthly , publisher= , issn= citation , passage=To this day ruggers belittle soccer, and they will tell anyone who expresses the slightest interest in their game that rugby is "a ruffian's game played by gentlemen," while soccer is "a gentleman's game played by ruffians." }}
  • :* {{quote-magazine
    • , date= , year=1977 , month=Apr , first= , last= , author=Robert McKay , coauthors= , title=My Heart's In Highlands, A Chasing The Ruggers , volume=10 , issue=7 , page=80 , magazine=Cincinnati Magazine , publisher= , issn= citation , passage=When you put sixty ruggers and their friends and lovers in a bar, you've really got something going. }}
  • :* {{quote-magazine
    • , date=1996-12-16 , year= , month= , first= , last= , author=Shannon Black , coauthors= , title=Rugby: Aliens 3, Locals 0 , volume=29 , issue=49 , page=22 , magazine=New York Magazine , publisher= , issn= citation , passage=Some of the world's most talented ruggers' had come to New York for the weekend to play for fun. "What's football — just an Americanization of rugby," exclaimed one fan at the 38th Annual New York Sevens Tournament. … Brian Corcoran, who in 1990 played for Team USA for free, distinguished ' ruggers from "the spoiled, arrogant professionals you're dealing with in other sports." }}
  • :* {{quote-web
    • , date=2011-06-08 , year= , first= , last= , author= , authorlink= , title=Club sports: Touring British Army ruggers welcomed , site=Santa Monica Daily Press citation , archiveorg= , accessdate= , passage=After the game, the teams adjourned to the Dolphins’ usual after-match location, O’Brien’s Irish Pub on Main Street, where they enjoyed a spirited social together: songs were sung, speeches and presentations were made, and mutual admiration was expressed, particularly toward the soldier-ruggers of the 7th for their sacrifice and dedication. }}

    Derived terms

    * rugger bugger

    See also

    * soccer