toughish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of toughish
Example Sentences
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I say toughish, because I doubt she’s as tough as she wants everyone to think.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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The toughish girl, whose name I find out is Jacqui, insists on driving.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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“Where’re you going, Roycroft?” the toughish girl with the perpetual smirk says.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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The tufts are from six inches to over a foot broad, very much branched, fibrous-fleshy, toughish.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
Wal, miss, it war rayther a toughish struggle while it lasted.
From The White Squaw by Mayne Reid
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