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Robust

adjective

Sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction. "A robust perennial"

Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. Synonyms: full-bodied, racy, rich. "Full-bodied wines" , "A robust claret" , "The robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"

Strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity. "A robust faith"

Rough and crude.

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"Robust" Quotes from Famous Books

... government. It demands skillful implementation. It demands unity of effort by government agencies. And its success depends on the unity of the American people in a time of political polarization. Americans can and must enjoy the right of robust debate within a democracy. Yet U.S. foreign policy is doomed to failure—as is any course of action in Iraq—if it is not supported by a broad, sustained consensus. The aim of our report is to move our ...

— The Iraq Study Group Report • United States Institute for Peace

... young Don Hernan, for so Hilda's new-born babe was called, gave every promise of being a remarkably healthy and robust child. Father Mendez seemed deeply interested in it, and took every opportunity of watching its progress, and examining it to ascertain that it was ...

— Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships - A Story of the Last Naval War • W.H.G. Kingston

... grumbled Andy, who detested being called "Andrew" quite as much as that robust individual known to his friends as Bill detests being called "Willie"—and Ma Bailey ...

— The Ridin' Kid from Powder River • Henry Herbert Knibbs

... were considered as belonging to the state. Every infant was brought before the Council of Elders; and if it did not seem likely to become a robust and useful citizen, it was exposed in a mountain glen. At seven the education and training of the youth were committed to the charge of public officers, called boy-trainers. The aim of the entire course, as to the boys, was to make ...

— A General History for Colleges and High Schools • P. V. N. Myers

... fidelity of the portrait, and confirmed the fact of the particular formation of William Stanley's limbs when a boy; he thought it very improbable that a lad of his frame and constitution would ever become as heavy and robust as the plaintiff. He was asked by a juror if he thought this impossible? "No; he could not say it was impossible." The difference in ...

— Elinor Wyllys - Vol. I • Susan Fenimore Cooper

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