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rugged

/ɹʌɡd/ adjective C2
  1. Having a rug or rugs.
  2. Covered with a rug. · Please put sharp objects on the rugged shelf.
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We found a short valley between rugged tors which led to an open, grassy space flecked over with the white cotton grass.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 95 · C1
“Ah, indeed!” There was no change of expression in the rugged features of the doctor.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 114 · C1
In age he may have been about fifty, with a strong-jawed, rugged face, a grizzling moustache, peculiarly keen gray eyes, and a wiry, vigorous figure which had lost nothing of the strength and activity of youth.
The Valley of Fear, p. 23 · C1
The winding road led us deep into a spectacular landscape of untouched, rugged wilderness.
Through the Canadian Rockies, p. 1 · B2

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