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From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd, derived from Old Norse rǫgg (“tuft, shagginess”), equivalent to rug (“rough, woollen material”) + -ed. Compare Old Swedish ruggoter (“wrinkled”), Swedish rugga (“to roughen”), Swedish ruggig (“shaggy”), Icelandic rögg (“shagginess”), Old Norse raggaðr (“tufted”), dialectal Danish raggad (“shaggy”).

From rug + -ed.

123 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: грапав (grapav) — broken into sharp points
• Bulgarian: назъбен (nazǎben) — broken into sharp points
• Dutch: ruig — broken into sharp points
• Dutch: ruw — broken into sharp points
• Finnish: rosoinen — broken into sharp points
• Finnish: epätasainen — broken into sharp points
• Finnish: karu — broken into sharp points
• Finnish: kallioinen — broken into sharp points
• French: rugueux — broken into sharp points
• German: rau — broken into sharp points
• German: schroff — broken into sharp points
• German: zerklüftet — broken into sharp points
• Italian: ruvido — broken into sharp points
• Māori: tuarangaranga — broken into sharp points
• Occitan: ruscós — broken into sharp points
• Occitan: rugós — broken into sharp points
• Occitan: rugat — broken into sharp points
• Portuguese: áspero — broken into sharp points
• Portuguese: acidentado — broken into sharp points
• Russian: пересечённый (peresečónnyj) — broken into sharp points
• Russian: изре́занный (izrézannyj) — broken into sharp points
• Slovak: členitý — broken into sharp points
• Spanish: filudo — broken into sharp points
• Spanish: escabroso — broken into sharp points
• Bulgarian: груб (grub) — not neat or regular
• Bulgarian: неравен (neraven) — not neat or regular
• Dutch: ruw — not neat or regular
• Finnish: epätasainen — not neat or regular
• Finnish: epäsäännöllinen — not neat or regular
• French: irrégulier — not neat or regular
• German: rau — not neat or regular
• German: ruppig — not neat or regular
• German: robust — not neat or regular
• German: derb — not neat or regular
• Irish: cnapánach — not neat or regular
• Occitan: rugat — not neat or regular
• Occitan: rugós — not neat or regular
• Occitan: ruscós — not neat or regular
• Occitan: irregular — not neat or regular
• Portuguese: bruto — not neat or regular
• Russian: неро́вный (neróvnyj) — not neat or regular
• Russian: шерохова́тый (šeroxovátyj) — not neat or regular
• Slovak: hrubý — not neat or regular
• Slovak: drsný — not neat or regular
• Slovak: hrboľatý — not neat or regular
• Spanish: despelotado — not neat or regular
• Spanish: a lo natural — not neat or regular
• Spanish: al lote — not neat or regular
• Tày: búp báp — not neat or regular
• Bulgarian: четинест (četinest) — rough with bristles
• Dutch: ruig — rough with bristles
• Finnish: takkuinen — rough with bristles
• German: rau — rough with bristles
• German: zerfurcht — rough with bristles
• German: zerzaust — rough with bristles
• German: wettergegerbt — rough with bristles
• Occitan: pelut — rough with bristles
• Occitan: velut — rough with bristles
• Occitan: tinhassièr — rough with bristles
• Portuguese: felpudo — rough with bristles
• Russian: щети́нистый (ščetínistyj) — rough with bristles
• Russian: гру́бый (grúbyj) — rough with bristles
• Spanish: velludo — rough with bristles
• Spanish: barboso — rough with bristles
• Spanish: peludo — rough with bristles
• Bulgarian: здрав (zdrav) — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Bulgarian: масивен (masiven) — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Finnish: roteva — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Portuguese: robusto — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Russian: прочный (pročnyj) — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Slovak: statný — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Slovak: urastený — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Swedish: robust — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Swedish: stryktålig — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Vietnamese: lực lưỡng — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Vietnamese: vạm vỡ — strong, sturdy, well-built
• Bulgarian: тежък (težǎk) — harsh, austere
• Bulgarian: труден (truden) — harsh, austere
• Finnish: karski — harsh, austere
• French: sévère — harsh, austere
• Russian: суро́вый (suróvyj) — harsh, austere
• Russian: стро́гий (strógij) — harsh, austere
• Slovak: strohý — harsh, austere
• Slovak: nevraživý — harsh, austere
• Spanish: rasposo — harsh, austere
• Bulgarian: бурен (buren) — stormy, turbulent
• Finnish: myrskyinen — stormy, turbulent
• French: turbulent — stormy, turbulent
• French: tempétueux — stormy, turbulent
• Russian: бу́рный (búrnyj) — stormy, turbulent
• Spanish: turbulento — stormy, turbulent
• Spanish: difícil — stormy, turbulent
• Bulgarian: груб (grub) — harsh, grating
• Finnish: riipivä — harsh, grating
• Finnish: raastava — harsh, grating
• Russian: ре́зкий (rézkij) — harsh, grating
• Finnish: hapan — sour, surly
• French: hargneux — sour, surly
• Russian: угрю́мый (ugrjúmyj) — sour, surly
• Dutch: grof — violent, rude
• Finnish: karkea — violent, rude
• French: rude — violent, rude
• French: violent — violent, rude
• Hungarian: durva — violent, rude
• Russian: гру́бый (grúbyj) — violent, rude
• Slovak: neokrôchaný — violent, rude
• Slovak: hrubý — violent, rude
• Spanish: rudo — violent, rude
• Spanish: violento — violent, rude
• Spanish: duro — violent, rude
• Spanish: tosco — violent, rude
• Dutch: potig — vigorous, robust
• Finnish: vankka — vigorous, robust
• French: robuste — vigorous, robust
• French: solide — vigorous, robust
• Russian: кре́пкий (krépkij) — vigorous, robust
• Russian: про́чный (próčnyj) — vigorous, robust
• Slovak: tuhý — vigorous, robust
• Slovak: pevný — vigorous, robust
• Spanish: robusto — vigorous, robust
• Spanish: vigoroso — vigorous, robust
• Spanish: fuerte — vigorous, robust
• Spanish: bravo — vigorous, robust