toughie
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈtʌfi/
- Informal
:
reto
- The math problem on the test was a real toughie that stumped many students.
Oh, that is a toughie, huh?
- Oh, that is a toughie, huh?
Examples
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Now, that's the toughie.
Blog text (11) -
This is a toughie.
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But it was a toughie.
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Now, this is a toughie.
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Boy, this is a toughie.
Fiction book (1999) -
That's a toughie, but let me see.
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That's a toughie, so I ran your question by God, just to be on the safe side.
Blog text (26) -
That's a toughie.
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Wow, that's a toughie.
Blog text (17) -
It is a toughie.
Blog text (26)
Synonyms
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3.1
A difficult task that tests a person's skill and will
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2.4
A hard part of a task that needs extra effort or is not easy to understand
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8.3
A question or problem that is hard to solve
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9.3
A question or problem that is very hard to answer
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8.8
A difficult question or problem that is hard to answer
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8.1
A person who is tough and difficult to deal with
A difficult task that needs a lot of effort
A very difficult problem or task that tests your skill
A person who is very tough and not easily influenced
Antonyms
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Toughie comes from the word tough, meaning 'hard' or 'difficult', with the friendly ending -ie that turns it into a name for a thing or person. So a toughie is a 'hard one', a question or problem that is difficult to deal with.