rugged Copy link Outline 1. dūrus (harsh)2. asper3. horrĭdus4. praeruptus (esp. of steep, broken ground)5. scrūpŭlōsus (with many small pointed stones)6. in temper • rugged: 1. dūrus (harsh): Attilius, a most r. poet, poeta durissimus, Cic. Att. 14, 20, 2. 2. asper: Ithaca, situate among most r. rocks, in asperrimis saxulis affixa, Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 196. 3. horrĭdus: v. rude (I., 8). 4. praeruptus (esp. of steep, broken ground): r. places, praerupta, Liv. 27, 18. 5. scrūpŭlōsus (with many small pointed stones): r. rocks, cotes, Cic. Tusc. 4, 14, 33. 6. in temper: diffĭcĭlis: v. ill-tempered, morose.