toughish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of toughish
Example Sentences
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The toughish girl, whose name I find out is Jacqui, insists on driving.
From Literature
“Where’re you going, Roycroft?” the toughish girl with the perpetual smirk says.
From Literature
I say toughish, because I doubt she’s as tough as she wants everyone to think.
From Literature
One pasta dish — thick, toughish squid-ink conchiglie with a meek broth and strands, no pieces, of Dungeness crab — was uncharacteristically off-balance and uninteresting.
From Seattle Times
The policeman seems unequal to the job— Toughish job.
From Project Gutenberg
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