resistant to cutting or chewing | made or having become thick |
physically toughened | made thick in consistency |
not given to gentleness or sentimentality | having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear |
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 | |