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Ruggedly

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.

    The rugged bark of some broad elm.
    --Milton.

  2. Not neat or regular; uneven.

    His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged.
    --Shak.

  3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. ``The rugged Russian bear.''
    --Shak.

  4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.

    Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard, rugged, and unconcerned as ever.
    --South.

  5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
    --Milton.

  6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style, and the like.

    Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.
    --Dryden.

  7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc. ``Sleek o'er your rugged looks.''
    --Shak.

  8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.

  9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.

    Syn: Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh; hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning; violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy; tempestuous; inclement. [1913 Webster] -- Rug"ged*ly, adv. -- Rug"ged*ness, n.

Wiktionary
ruggedly

adv. In a rugged manner.

WordNet
ruggedly

adv. in a rugged manner

Usage examples of "ruggedly".

Joshua Long stepped into the cavelet, dressed as ruggedly as Zach but looking more like a country gentleman.

Each of the aluminum smelters and the pulp and paper factories that dot its ruggedly scenic landscape is unionized and has been for decades.

His features were ruggedly angular, with a square jaw, a straight and wellshaped nose, and good cheekbones.

Vice President Larry Cross was a ruggedly built Oklahoman who preferred cowboy boots and blue jeans to suits and ties.

Same hat, same shirt, same ruggedly appealing face and lazy drawling voice.

He was only a man, a ruggedly handsome man at that, and surely the most muscular warrior in the group.

The second angler, Art Pinkler, was witty, knowledgeable, and ruggedly handsome, but burdened with a squeaky New England accent that spelled death on the Q meter.

His job consisted of sketching pretty girls and ruggedly handsome men (all Simes) dressed in colorful, but unconfining, garments.

Standing on the welcome mat was a small, ruggedly pretty Chicano woman of about fifty whom he had seen around.