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tough vs bullyboy

bullyboy vs tough

tough and bullyboy both are nouns.

tough is an adjective but bullyboy is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tough Yes Yes No No
bullyboy Yes No No No
As nouns, bullyboy is a hyponym of tough; that is, bullyboy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tough:
  • tough: a cruel and brutal fellow
  • bullyboy: a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
Other hyponyms of tough include muscle, muscleman, skin, skinhead, plug-ugly, tough guy.
tough (noun) bullyboy (noun)
an aggressive and violent young criminal a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
a cruel and brutal fellow
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
tough (adjective) bullyboy (adjective)
resistant to cutting or chewing
physically toughened
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
unfortunate or hard to bear
substantially made or constructed
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
violent and lawless
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
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