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ng strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.

Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] W. Irving. In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. Milton. -- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n.

In a robust manner.

The quality or state of being robust.

Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust. "Able-bodied vagrant." Froude. -- A`ble-bod"ied*ness, n..

A fabaceous tree of Brazil (Centrolobium robustum) having handsomely striped wood; --called also zebrawood.

Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts. "Athletic soundness." South. -- Ath*let"ic*al*ly, adv.

f an individual, with refernce to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution. Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the oid world. Story.

resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine. Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis, or Dammara, orientalis), yielding dammar.

Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. Last year we thought him strong and hale. Swift.

bent, and hauled their ships to land. Pope. Romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson.

Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.

Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body. Neither would their old men, so many as were yet vigorous and lusty, be left at home. Milton.

an; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. Hallam.

d health, good morals, and right feelings in religious matters. T. Hughes. (b) An active, robust, and cheerful Christian life, as opposed to a meditative and gloomy one. C. Kingsley. -- Muscular excitability (Physiol.), that property in virtue of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated; irritability. -- Muscul…

Sickly; not robust. [Colloq.]

Pithy; robust. [R.] "Pithsome health and vigor." R. D. Blackmore.

A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs.

isterous play or frolic; rough sport. While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson.

Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]