All 4 Uses of
robust
in
Bleak House
- I took him to be nearer sixty than fifty, but he was upright, hearty, and robust.†
Chpt 4-6 *
- Here was this Mr. Gridley, a man of a robust will and surprising energy—intellectually speaking, a sort of inharmonious blacksmith—and he could easily imagine that there Gridley was, years ago, wandering about in life for something to expend his superfluous combativeness upon—a sort of Young Love among the thorns—when the Court of Chancery came in his way and accommodated him with the exact thing he wanted.†
Chpt 13-15
- "You do not think he is ill?" said I. No. He looked robust in body.†
Chpt 43-45
- There, too, the trooper is a frequent visitor, filling the doorway with his athletic figure and, from his superfluity of life and strength, seeming to shed down temporary vigour upon Jo, who never fails to speak more robustly in answer to his cheerful words.†
Chpt 46-48
Definition:
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(robust) strongThe exact meaning of robust can depend upon its context. For example:
- "a robust person" -- strong and healthy
- "a robust system" -- unlikely to fail
- "a robust defense" -- strong and energetic
- "robust flavor" -- strong, rich, and complex