toughie
/ˈtʌfi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone or something that is strong and resilient.
Example Sentences
- "His question is a toughie. I might have to do some more research."
- "Sansevieria and aspidistra are two old houseplant toughies that make good indoor choices."
- "With typical courage she had taken hold of her life and changed it for the better. She always was a brave little toughie, and now her courage had paid off."
- "His eyes were red, but his lashes were not beaded with fresh tears. He was something, this little toughie."
- "The liberal states, in the present situation, are the "softies"; the Fascist states are the "toughies". And the toughies are always able to get away with "murder" until the softies become tough."
- "But we knew she would follow how and why my student and I would immediately detect the similarity in our situation from the studied calmness we had both displayed toward the havoc roused by the toughies to intimidate the new female temporary teacher."
Etymology
From tough + -ie.