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not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" hard-bitten, tough-minded physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" calloused, enured, weather-beaten tough to cut or chew cartilaginous, chewy, coriaceous, fibrous, hempen a cruel and brutal fellow unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break" bad very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it''s a tough life"; "it was a tough job" difficult substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal" rugged feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough'' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad''); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night" uncomfortable someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" violent an aggressive and violent young criminal |
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