ruggishadj.
/ˈrʌɡɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈrəɡɪʃ/ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective]
starkOE
moodyOE
stithc1000
stidyc1175
stallc1275
harda1382
stubbornc1386
obstinate?1387
throa1400
hard nolleda1425
obstinant?a1425
pertinacec1425
stablec1440
dour1488
unresigned1497
difficultc1503
hard-necked1530
pertinatec1534
obstacle1535
stout-stomached1549
hard-faced1567
stunt1581
hard-headed1583
pertinacious1583
stuntly1583
peremptory1589
stomachous1590
mulish1600
stomachful1600
obstined1606
restive1633
obstinacious1649
opinionated1649
tenacious1656
iron-sided1659
sturdy1664
cat-witted1672
obstinated1672
unyielding1677
ruggish1688
bullet-headed1699
tough1780
pelsy1785
stupid1788
hard-set1818
thick and thin1822
stuntya1825
rigwiddie1826
indomitable1830
recalcitrant1830
set1848
mule-headed1870
muley1871
capitose1881
hard-nosed1917
tight1928
1688 S. Penton Guardian's Instr. 34 If he found a Boy ruggish and untractable.
2. = rugged adj.1 (in various senses).
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > rough
sharpc893
roughOE
foec1400
rupt?a1425
aspera1492
scragged1519
smarta1525
ruggeda1533
crabbed1579
broken1599
tutty-nosed1681
ruggish1838
1838 A. S. Bride Guthrum Castle II. xix. 161 Do they, the villains, mean that I, their lord and master, should follow three putrid carcasses over rough stones and ruggish ways?
1889 Gardeners' Chron. 5 Jan. 20/3 The flowers of the altifolius group are always uneven, somewhat rugose, undulate, the edges broken and ruggish.
1937 Carroll (Iowa) Daily Herald 30 Oct. 5/1 (advt.) 4 Duroc male hogs, big ruggish type.
2004 M. E. Randolph Just in Case 219 He had grown a beard that defined his cheekbones even more, giving him a sexier more ruggish look.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1688