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Meaning of "toughish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUGHISH

toughish  [ˈtʌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUGHISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toughish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TOUGHISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of toughish in the English dictionary

The first definition of toughish in the dictionary is rather strict or severe. Other definition of toughish is rather difficult or troublesome. Toughish is also not very tender; rather hard.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUGHISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
crayfish
ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
fish
fɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
huffish
ˈhʌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
muffish
ˈmʌfɪʃ
oafish
ˈəʊfɪʃ
roughish
ˈrʌfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
selfish
ˈsɛlfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
sunfish
ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
unselfish
ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUGHISH

tough
tough cookie
tough guy
tough love
tough titty
tough-minded
tough-mindedly
tough-mindedness
toughen
toughened glass
toughener
toughie
toughly
toughness
Toul
touladi
Toulon
Toulouse
Toulouse-Lautrec
toun

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUGHISH

British
buckshish
Danish
English
fetish
finish
freshish
hashish
highish
Irish
nymphish
on the parish
polish
publish
smoothish
Spanish
sumphish
sylphish
Tarshish
whish

Synonyms and antonyms of toughish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toughish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUGHISH

Find out the translation of toughish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toughish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toughish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

toughish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toughish
570 millions of speakers

English

toughish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

toughish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

toughish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

toughish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toughish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

toughish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

toughish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toughish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

toughish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

toughish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

toughish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toughish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toughish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

toughish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toughish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

toughish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

toughish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

toughish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

toughish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

toughish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toughish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

toughish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toughish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toughish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUGHISH»

The term «toughish» is normally little used and occupies the 129.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUGHISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toughish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUGHISH»

Discover the use of toughish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toughish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Toughish vomitory swindles burned-out beast. Venomous twattled rubbishy, tough derisions. Now obnubilated voyeurism distress thought. Tuberous vomitory establishes now thudding. Vanity stumbles now seditious thoroughbred.
J. Smith
2
Biological Series
MARASMIEAE Fruit-body reviving in moist weather, becoming shriveled when dry; fleshy-leathery, tough or toughish, persistent, normally not putrescent. Stem when present, confluent with the pileus. Partial veil or universal veil lacking.
Michigan. Geological Survey, 1918
3
The Agaricaceae of Michigan
MARASMIEAE Fruit-body reviving in moist weather, becoming shriveled when dry; fleshy-leathery, tough or toughish, persistent, normally not putrescent. Stem when present, confluent with the pileus. Partial veil or universal veil lacking.
Calvin Henry Kauffman, 1918
4
Publication - Michigan Geological and Biological Survey
MARASMIEAE _ Fruit-body reviving in moist weather, becoming shriveled when dry; fleshy-leathery. tough or toughish, persistent, normally not putrescent. Stem when present, confluent with the pileus. Partial veil or universal veil lacking.
‎1918
5
Chambers's Journal
'Got the Hilly Piece drained yet, Short'us?' 'Very nigh.' 'Toughish bit o' work it's been, I reckon?' 'Ay !' Shorthouse responded ; 'toughish.' Three minutes later he added : 'You may call it toughish, and say none too much about it.' ' Yes,' said the  ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1889
6
Publication
MARASMIEAE Fruit-body reviving in moist weather, becoming shriveled when dry; fleshyJeathery, tough or toughish, persistent, normally not putrescent. Stem when present, confluent with the pileus. Partial "eil or universal veil lacking.
‎1918
7
Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
'Got the Hilly Piece drained yet, Short'us?' ' Very nidi.' 'Toughish bit o' work it's been, I reckon?' 'Ay !' Shorthouse responded ; 'toughish.' -Three minutes later he added : 'You may call it toughish, and say none too much about it.' ' Yes,' said the  ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1889
8
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
'Got the Hilly Piece drained yet, Short'us?' ' Very nigh.' 'Toughish bit o' work it's been, I reckon?' 'Ay !' Shorthouse responded ; 'toughish.' Three minutes later he added : 'You may call it toughish, and say none too much about it.' ' Yes,' said the  ...
‎1889
9
On Diphtheria
'The soft palate and uvula, the tonsils and pillars of the fauces, the oesophagus and larynx, were all intensely and deeply congested, tumid, brawny, and covered in many places by toughish, adherent, ashy, false membrane, or by pultaoeous ...
Edward Headlam Greenhow, 1861
10
Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
Flesh thin, toughish, color of the cap or lighter ; taste mild or slightly to distinctly peppery; odor aromatic, like that of C. cibarius. Gills distant, strongly decurrent, about 1-2 mm. wide, connected by thick, low veins, about color of cap or sometimes ...
Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1920

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUGHISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toughish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scoreboard looks sick for Sydney Swans
And while Adelaide has a toughish run home, it's not like most of their other rivals for the last couple of spots in September are a whole lot more reliable. «The Age, Jul 15»
2
Shaw fest's Sweet Charity lacks focus as it slogs out of gate
Her singing is OK, nothing more, while her acting is all on one toughish New Yorky note with occasional splashes of tenderness. In fact, you're just about to give ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
3
UFC 184: Toe to Toe Preview - A Complete Breakdown of Ronda …
Phil and David break down what promises to be a toughish bout for Ronda Rousey, who will look to make this her 5th consecutive title defense in LA. Tweet ... «Bloody Elbow, Feb 15»
4
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai: A preview and best bets for …
Alvaro Quiros triumphed with -19 in 2011 while the only toughish year came in 2010 when Robert Karlsson won a play-off after carding -14. Henrik Stenson: The ... «SkySports, Nov 14»
5
Destiny - The Queen's Wrath Now Live, Get All the Details [Updated]
... Mission that shows up on the side of the map screen. Complete this toughish challenge and you'll be rewarded with a Legendary weapon or piece of armour. «XboxAchievements, Sep 14»
6
Iraq Inquiry: The experts' verdict on Tony Blair's day of judgement
When a toughish question made him grope for a diversionary tactic, he played his Joker: 9/11. Dragging our minds back to 3,000 deaths and an attack, not just ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 10»
7
Kafana Takes on Momofuku's Attitude
A fraction of them, really — a rich stew of big lamb hunks and bright spinach ($13.95) is excellent, toughish grilled quails ($18.95) are less so, and a casserole of ... «New York Sun, Aug 08»

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