robust
adjective
[ rə(ʊ)ˈbʌst ]
• strong and healthy; vigorous.
• "the Caplan family are a robust lot"
Similar:
strong,
vigorous,
sturdy,
tough,
powerful,
powerfully built,
solidly built,
as strong as a horse/ox,
muscular,
sinewy,
rugged,
hardy,
strapping,
brawny,
burly,
husky,
healthy,
fit,
fighting fit,
as fit as a fiddle/flea,
bursting with health,
hale and hearty,
hale,
hearty,
lusty,
in fine fettle,
in good health,
in good shape,
in trim,
in good trim,
aerobicized,
able-bodied,
in rude health,
beefy,
hunky,
buff,
jacked,
stalwart,
thewy,
stark,
• (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell.
• "a robust mixture of fish, onions, capers and tomatoes"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin robustus ‘firm and hard’, from robus, earlier form of robur ‘oak, strength’.
