Bad and Rugged

Bad

Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Rugged and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rugged" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Rugged

Rugged adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: the incredibly rugged conditions that the polar explorers faced

Bad and rugged are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Rugged".

Nearby Words: ruggedly, rugger

Both words in one sentence

  • Asteroid Miners In a subversion of the genre, the corporations are the good guys and the rugged, individualistic asteroid miners are the bad guys.
  • Braids of Action Furthermore, in the episode "The Wish," her battle-rugged, even more Bad Ass alternate universe counterpart wears her hair in a single long braid.
  • Useful Notes / Maginot Line The Ardennes isn't just a forest: its a rugged, hilly, wooded country with a couple of single-tracked railway lines and a few bad roads.
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