rugged manners
1rugged — [rug′id] adj. [ME, rough, shaggy, prob. < Scand, as in Swed rugga, to roughen: for IE base see RUG] 1. having irregular projections and depressions; uneven in surface or contour; rough; wrinkled [rugged ground, a rugged coast] 2. strong,… …
2rugged — /ˈrʌgəd / (say ruguhd) adjective 1. roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or otherwise difficult of passage: rugged ground. 2. roughly irregular, heavy, or hard in outline or form: Lincoln s rugged features. 3. rough, harsh, or stern in character. 4.… …
3Rugged — Rug ged, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [1913 Webster] The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton. [1913 …
4rugged individualism — /rʌgəd ɪndəˈvɪdjuəlɪzəm/ (say ruguhd induh vidyoohuhlizuhm) noun a tendency to put one s own preferences ahead of all else, viewed as indicating a natural vigour untempered by manners or socialisation. –rugged individualist, noun …
5rug´ged|ness — rug|ged «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous;… …
6rug´ged|ly — rug|ged «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous;… …
7rug|ged — «RUHG ihd», adjective. 1. covered with rough edges; rough and uneven: »rugged ground. So onward, o er the rugged way That runs through rocks and sand (Oliver Wendell Holmes). SYNONYM(S): craggy, scragy, furrowed. 2. sturdy and vigorous; able to… …
8un|ac|com|mo|dat|ing — «UHN uh KOM uh DAY tihng», adjective. not accommodating or obliging: »She even liked his rugged manners and his rough, unaccommodating speech (Lytton Strachey) …
9Ruggedly — Rugged Rug ged, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [1913 Webster] The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton …
10Ruggedness — Rugged Rug ged, a. [See {Rug}, n.] 1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [1913 Webster] The rugged bark of some broad elm. Milton …
