rugged

1. (of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.Examples: "Many women and men delude themselves into thinking that only the hardest and most rugged man is attractive and to many it may be the case."

2. (of land) Rocky and bare of plantlife.Examples: "As the train wound along the river valleys through western Pennsylvania the scenery grew more rugged and the painted houses of Lancaster County gave way to dirty clapboard dwellings and shack homes clinging to the mountainside."; "Hidden within 30,000 acres of rugged private land, the ranch is cocooned by peaks and canyons in all directions."; "Much of the area can be seen only by hikers who travel without trails to the higher reaches of this rugged mountain range."

3. (of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hardSynonyms: crabbedcharacter

4. (of weather) Stormy; turbulent; tempestuousSynonyms: rude

5. (of sound, style etc.) Harsh; grating; unpleasant sounding or looking

6. (of looks, appearance etc.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkledExamples: ""Ah!" sighed the unimaginative Granby, and his honest, rugged face grew clouded. Pepper puffed in silence for a moment or two; then spoke."