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US
/ɹoʊˈbəst/
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[ UK /ɹəʊbˈʌst/ ]
[ UK /ɹəʊbˈʌst/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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marked by richness and fullness of flavor
a rich ruby port
full-bodied wines
the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee
a robust claret -
rough and crude
a robust tale -
strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
a robust faith
the experiment yielded robust results -
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
a robust perennial
a robust body
How To Use robust In A Sentence
- Please be assured that eHarmony uses robust security measures, including password hashing and data encryption, to protect our members' personal information. TIME.com: Top Stories
- It's an extremely robust plant that knits tightly together. Times, Sunday Times
- Annan says robust monitoring by international observers will be key to resolving the devastating conflict.
- My family has not forgiven me yet, but perhaps if I make these, that will smooth things over! why so much baking soda? browning effect? because there's not that much molasses (acid). and it's only 4 cups flour. somebody enlighten me! oh and for your molasses question - depends if you want the stronger molasses flavor. robust is probably what is more commonly referred to as blackstrap molasses. the light stuff I think tastes too light for something like a ginger cookie, I think. and given there's only 1/2C of molasses in this recipe to go along with 2 C of regular sugar, I'd def say go for the robust. Jeremy Zawodny's linkblog
- He had assumed that of the two sisters she was the practical one, the heartier, the more robust. THE OTHER DEVIL'S NAME
- Most of this coffee is not the higher grade arabica bean sold to connoisseurs, but the lower-grade robusta that ends up in instant coffee or in cheap blends sold in supermarkets.
- The light-gray tailgate is made completely from lightweight but highly robust Lexan, allowing a view of the aluminum structure that makes up the rigidifying frame, for example. Autoblog
- Its practice of paying the men their cash wages only once a month—a violation of Nevada law, which mandated semimonthly pay envelopes—guaranteed that the demand for scrip would remain robust and thus that the company store would continue to do “exceptionally good business with very gratifying profits,” as the Big Six board was informed that summer. Colossus
- This implies a net magnetic moment less robust than the compass needle of single-celled magnetotactic bacteria.
- The vehicle is robustly built for carrier take-off and landings and uses a conventional wheeled take-off and landing with an arrestor hook.