| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire: hoodlum, ruffian, thug. Informal : hooligan. Slang : goon, gorilla, hood. See ATTACK, CRIMES. 2. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: hoodlum, mug, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian. Informal : toughie. Slang : hood, punk. See ATTACK, CRIMES. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength: arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, trying, weighty. See HEAVY. 2. Not easy to do, achieve, or master: arduous, difficult, hard, laborious, serious, tall, uphill. See EASY. 3. Indicating or possessing determination, resolution, or persistence: constant, determined, firm1, resolute, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbending, uncompromising, unflinching, unwavering, unyielding. See PURPOSE. 4. Physically toughened so as to have great endurance: hard, hard-bitten, hard-handed, hardy, rugged. Idioms: hard as nails. See CONTINUE, STRONG. 5. Marked by vigorous physical exertion: knockabout, rough, rough-and-tumble, rugged, strenuous. See ACTION. 6. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others: demanding, exacting, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, strict, unyielding. See EASY. 7. Capable of exerting considerable effort or of withstanding considerable stress or hardship: hardy, stalwart, stout, strong, sturdy. See STRONG. | | PHRASAL VERB: | tough out Slang. To carry on through despite hardships: endure. Slang : sweat out. See CONTINUE.
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