toughie vs tough

tough vs toughie

toughie and tough both are nouns.

toughie is not an adjective while tough is an adjective.

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

As nouns, toughie and tough are synonyms defined as:

toughie and tough: an aggressive and violent young criminal

Other synonyms of toughie include goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug.

toughie (noun)	tough (noun)
a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem	an aggressive and violent young criminal
an aggressive and violent young criminal	a cruel and brutal fellow
	someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

toughie (adjective)	tough (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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