bully vs toughie

bully and toughie both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bully	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
toughie	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, toughie is a hypernym of bully; that is, toughie is a word with a broader meaning than bully:

Other hypernyms of bully include goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough.

bully (noun)	toughie (noun)
a cruel and brutal fellow	a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
a hired thug	an aggressive and violent young criminal

bully (adjective)	toughie (adjective)
excellent

bully (verb)	toughie (verb)
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
be bossy towards