Broken vs. Rugged
Difference Between Broken and Rugged
Brokenverb
inflection of break||past|part
Ruggedadjective
Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
Brokenadjective
Fragmented, in separate pieces.
Ruggedadjective
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
Brokenadjective
Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
My arm is broken!the ground was littered with broken bonesRuggedadjective
Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
Brokenadjective
(of skin) Split or ruptured.
A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.Ruggedadjective
(of a person) Strong, sturdy, well-built.
Brokenadjective
Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
Ruggedadjective
(of land) Rocky and bare of plantlife.
Brokenadjective
(of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.
Ruggedadjective
(of temper, character, or people) Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed
Brokenadjective
Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
Tomorrow: broken skies.Ruggedadjective
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
Brokenadjective
having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
Ruggedadjective
(of sound, style etc.) Harsh; grating; rough to the ear
Brokenadjective
Breached; violated; not kept.
broken promises of neutralitybroken vowsthe broken covenantRuggedadjective
(of looks, appearance etc.) Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled
Brokenadjective
Non-functional; not functioning properly.
I think my doorbell is broken.Ruggedadjective
(of behaviour) Violent; rude; boisterous
Brokenadjective
Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
Ruggedadjective
(of health, physique etc.) Vigorous; robust; hardy
Brokenadjective
Badly designed or implemented.
This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.Ruggedadjective
Designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions.
Brokenadjective
Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
Ruggedadjective
Having a rug or rugs.
Brokenadjective
Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
Oh man! That is just broken!Ruggedadjective
Covered with a rug.
Brokenadjective
Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.Ruggedverb
simple past tense and past participle of rug
Brokenadjective
Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
Ruggedadjective
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring;
a rugged trapper who spent months in the windernessthose that survive are stalwart rugged menwith a house full of boys you have to have rugged furnitureBrokenadjective
(of land) Uneven.
Ruggedadjective
topographically very uneven;
broken terrainrugged groundBrokenadjective
Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
Ruggedadjective
rocky and steep
Brokenadjective
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed;
a broken mirrora broken tootha broken leghis neck is brokenchildren from broken homesa broken marriagea broken heartRuggedadjective
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution;
a rugged competitive examinationthe rugged conditions of frontier lifethe competition was toughit's a tough lifeit was a tough jobBrokenadjective
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly;
broken lines of defensea broken cable transmissionbroken sleeptear off the stub above the broken linea broken notebroken sobsBrokenadjective
subdued or brought low in condition or status;
brought lowa broken manhis broken spiritBrokenadjective
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded;
broken (or unkept) promisesbroken contractsBrokenadjective
tamed or trained to obey;
a horse broken to the saddlethis old nag is well broken inBrokenadjective
topographically very uneven;
broken terrainrugged groundBrokenadjective
imperfectly spoken or written;
broken EnglishBrokenadjective
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;
troops fleeing in broken ranksa confused mass of papers on the deskthe small disordered roomwith everything so upsetBrokenadjective
weakened and infirm;
broken health resulting from alcoholismBrokenadjective
destroyed financially;
the broken fortunes of the familyBrokenadjective
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken');
a broken washing machinethe coke machine is brokenthe coke machine is bustedBrokenadjective
discontinuous;
broken cloudsbroken sunshineBrokenadjective
lacking a part or parts;
a broken set of encyclopedia
