rutted
adjective
[ ˈrʌtɪd ]
• having long deep tracks made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.
• "a gruelling drive on rutted dirt roads"
rut
verb
• (of a deer or other mammal) engage in the rut or annual period of sexual activity.
• "researchers say the deer are rutting earlier"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin rugitus, from rugire ‘to roar’.
