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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.
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2. Violent; rough; rude.
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While romp-loving miss
Is hauled about in gallantry robust. --Thomson.
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3. Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
--Locke.
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Syn: Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; hearty;
vigorous; forceful; sound.

Usage: {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.
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Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and strong,
That nothing may sustain his furious force.
--Spenser.
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