toughish

American  

[tuhf-ish] / ˈtʌf ɪʃ /

adjective

1. somewhat tough.

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Etymology

Origin of toughish

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

Example Sentences

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

"Rest easy in yer mind, cook," I zed; "Roger is toughish, an' he'll see thet the honour o' the old county is well show'd out and kep' up."

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur

Eckman was a toughish young Swede, and he thought it would be something of a lark to take a pretty girl through the slaughter-houses.

From The Song of the Lark by Cather, Willa Sibert