The phrase 'rugged man' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, you might use it in a sentence such as: "The rugged man wore an old leather boot on his right foot."
"It can be both masculine and polished -- sort of like a rugged man wearing boots and a tuxedo".
At one point, Mr. Allen, a gruff and rugged man, says to Mr. Stevens, "I love you, you know".
Mr. Horak, a rugged man with a dry sense of humor, asked the advice of Mr. Kuba, a fellow Ostravan and member of his tennis club.
Mr. Torres, a rugged man in his 60s with a graying mustache, greeted us in the driveway and invited us in.
RA The Rugged Man, whose terrific A Star Is Born is a bit like a retelling of Biggie's Juicy in reverse, are even more brutally honest than Eminem.
(57/93) basic: plain, socially awkward, unattractive, uninteresting, ignorant, pathetic, uncool, etc. (27) lumbersexual: fashionably rugged man who adopts the stereotypical dress and facial hair of a lumberjack.
The Panthers play a rugged, man-to-man defense that demands a lot of effort.
Temple's rugged man-to-man defense had flustered him for nearly 36 minutes.
Huggins's teams have always been constructed around a rugged man-to-man defense, and they spend a majority of their practice time on it.
A rugged landscape, two rugged men - stetsons, corduroy and denim - both gazing terse and tight-jawed at the Wyoming mountainscape.
More amazing yet, her outdoor skills don't alienate the rugged men in her life.
