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rough vs rugged

rugged vs rough

rough is a noun but rugged is not a noun.

rough and rugged both are adjectives.

rough is a verb but rugged is not a verb.

rough is an adverb but rugged is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rough Yes Yes Yes Yes
rugged No Yes No No
rough (noun) rugged (noun)
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
rough (adjective) rugged (adjective)
having or caused by an irregular surface sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
not shaped by cutting or trimming topographically very uneven
ready and able to resort to force or violence
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
full of hardship or trials
not quite exact or correct
violently agitated and turbulent
unkind or cruel or uncivil
unpleasantly stern
not perfected
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
not carefully or expertly made
rough (verb) rugged (verb)
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough (adverb) rugged (adverb)
with rough motion as over a rough surface
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Difference between rough and rugged

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