'tougher'
[tough.a.01] as in: not given to gentleness or sentimentality


Examples:
a tough character



'tougher'
[rugged.s.02] as in: very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution


Examples:
a rugged competitive examination
the rugged conditions of frontier life
the competition was tough
it's a tough life
it was a tough job



'tougher'
[tough.a.03] as in: physically toughened


Examples:
the tough bottoms of his feet



'tougher'
[sturdy.s.02] as in: substantially made or constructed


Examples:
sturdy steel shelves
sturdy canvas
a tough all-weather fabric
some plastics are as tough as metal



'tougher'
[ruffianly.s.01] as in: violent and lawless


Examples:
the more ruffianly element
tough street gangs



'tougher'
[bad.s.02] as in: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')


Examples:
my throat feels bad
she felt bad all over
he was feeling tough after a restless night



'tougher'
[tough.a.07] as in: resistant to cutting or chewing



'tougher'
[hard.s.05] as in: unfortunate or hard to bear


Examples:
had hard luck
a tough break



'tougher'
[baffling.s.01] as in: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe


Examples:
a baffling problem
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
a problematic situation at home



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