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robust
What does robust mean?
robust (adjective): evincing strength and health; strong; both large and healthy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use robust in a sentence?
- He was a robust man of six feet four. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- A robust wall was put up. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce robust?
/ɹoʊˈbʌst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does robust come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin rōbustus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to robust
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “robust” mean?
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
Not quite: that's what domestic means.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Not quite: that's what smart means.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
Not quite: that's what impossible means.
evincing strength and health; strong; both large and healthy
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