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ROBUST
robust
(adjective) rough and crude; “a robust tale”
robust
(adjective) sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; “a robust body”; “a robust perennial”
robust
(adjective) strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; “the experiment yielded robust results”; “a robust faith”
racy, full-bodied, rich, robust
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
robust (comparative robuster or more robust, superlative robustest or most robust) (see usage notes)
Evincing strength and health; strong.
Violent; rough; rude.
Requiring strength or vigor
Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety
(systems engineering) Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
(software engineering) Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
(statistics) Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
Usage notes
• "More" and "most robust" are much more common than the forms ending in "-er" or "-est".
Anagrams
• brotus, or bust, turbos
Source: Wiktionary
Ro*bust", a. Etym: [L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr. robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. F. robuste.]
1. Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
2. Violent; rough; rude. While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson.
3. Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment. Locke.
Syn.
– Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; hearty; vigorous; forceful; sound.
– Robust, Strong. Robust means, literally, made of oak, and hence implies great compactness and toughness of muscle, connected with a thick-set frame and great powers of endurance. Strong denotes the power of exerting great physical force. The robust man can bear heat or cold, excess or privation, and toil on through every kind of hardship; the strong man can lift a great weight, can give a heavy blow, and a hard gripe. "Robust, tough sinews bred to toil." Cowper. Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and strong, That nothing may sustain his furious force. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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