tougher

adjective

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1 meaning of tougher

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adjective
Comparative of tough. Use it to say something is more tough than another thing.
This meat is tougher than the piece we ate yesterday.
The math test was tougher than the one last week.
Note

tougher is a form of tough

tough, adjective: Hard to do or deal with, or full of problems and hardship. Full entry

Forms: toughtougher comparativetoughest superlative
Spelling: tough → tougher: add -er

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