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toughish

American  
[tuhf-ish] / ˈtʌf ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. somewhat tough.


Etymology

Origin of toughish

First recorded in 1770–80; tough + -ish 1


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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

The toughish girl, whose name I find out is Jacqui, insists on driving.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

“Where’re you going, Roycroft?” the toughish girl with the perpetual smirk says.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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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