Hypertext Webster Gateway: "robust"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Robust \Ro*bust"\, a. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
robust
adj 1: physically strong [ant: {frail}]
2: marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby
port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust
flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" [syn: {full-bodied}, {rich}]
3: strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge; "the
experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
4: rough and crude; "a robust tale"
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