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robuster

robuster is the comparative form of robust.

Meaning of robust

Adjective

robust (comparative more robust or (uncommon) robuster, superlative most robust or (uncommon) robustest)

  1. Able to withstand adverse conditions.
    Synonyms:
    sturdy
    Antonyms:
    fragile
  2. Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy.
    • He was a robust man of six feet four.
  3. Requiring strength or vigor.
    • robust employment
  4. Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety.
    • robust findings
  5. (euphemistic) Rough; rude.
    • As a frenetic opening continued, Cahill - whose robust approach had already prompted Jamie Carragher to register his displeasure to Atkinson - rose above the Liverpool defence to force keeper Pepe Reina into an athletic tip over the top.2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
  6. (systems engineering) Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.

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Questions about robuster

What is robuster the comparative form of?
Robuster is the comparative form of robust.

Words near robuster in the dictionary

  1. robust capuchin monkeys
  2. robust Christianity
  3. robusta
  4. robustaflavone
  5. robustas
  6. robuster
  7. robustest
  8. robustful
  9. robustfully
  10. robustic
  11. robustic acid

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