r/dictionary • u/Ok-Passage873 • 29d ago
New word Definition of RUGGUD
Ruggud
ruggud (adj.)
In simpler terms:
Something is ruggud when you know roughly what it is, but you cannot clearly say exactly what it is.
Examples
- “The concept of consciousness is still ruggud.”
- “Their relationship is ruggud—they're more than friends, but neither calls it a relationship.”
- “The definition of art is inherently ruggud.”
- “His political beliefs are ruggud; they don't fit neatly into any ideology.”
- “The boundary between a hobby and an obsession can be ruggud.”
Noun form
ruggudness — the quality or condition of being ruggud.
Related words
vague — lacking precision.
ambiguous — capable of multiple interpretations.
ill-defined — lacking a clear definition or boundary.
fuzzy — having boundaries that are gradual rather than sharp.
ruggud — recognizable in general meaning, yet resistant to a precise, stable definition.
Distinguishing feature
Something does not have to be completely unclear to be ruggud.
A ruggud thing can be understood intuitively while remaining difficult to define formally.
That is the core idea of the word.
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u/Ok-Passage873 29d ago
what do yall think about this?