[adj] sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the winderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"
[adj] very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
[adj] rocky and steep
[adj] topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
Synonyms
broken, clifflike, cliffy, craggy, difficult, hard, hardy, knockabout, rough, sturdy, unsmooth