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robust definition

ro·bust (rō bust′, rō′bust′)

adjective

    1. strong and healthy; full of vigor; hardy
    2. strongly built or based; muscular or sturdy
  2. suited to or requiring physical strength or stamina robust work
  3. rough; coarse; boisterous
  4. full and rich, as in flavor a robust port wine

Etymology: L robustus, oaken, hard, strong < robur, hard variety of oak, hardness, strength, earlier robus, prob. akin to ruber, red

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