Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tough-guy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
tough-guy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a tough guy.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more tough-guy (comparative) most tough-guy (superlative)

Questions

What does tough-guy mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a tough guy.

How to pronounce tough-guy

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