ruggedness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the property of being big and strong
   huskiness; toughness.
   
2. noun the quality of being topologically uneven
   
   • the ruggedness of the mountains
3. noun the quality of being difficult to do
   hardness.
   
   • he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness
   • the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail

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