Rugged and Wearing

Rugged

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

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

Nearby Words: ruggedly, rugger

Wearing

Wearing adjective - Producing exhaustion.
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Rugged and wearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rugged" instead an adjective "Wearing".

Nearby Words: weary, wear, wearable, wearer
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