/ rəʊˈbʌst; NAmE roʊ-/ adjective
1.
strong and healthy :
She was almost 90, but still very robust.
2.
strong; able to survive being used a lot and not likely to break
SYN sturdy :
a robust piece of equipment
3.
( of a system or an organization ) strong and not likely to fail or become weak :
robust economic growth
4.
strong and full of determination; showing that you are sure about what you are doing or saying
SYN vigorous :
It was a typically robust performance by the Foreign Secretary.
► ro·bust·ly adverb :
The furniture was robustly constructed.
They defended their policies robustly.
► ro·bust·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin robustus firm and hard, from robus , earlier form of robur oak, strength.