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It can also mean frail, although it is tougher to mock the weak and physically ineffectual, unless you're Leni Riefenstahl or an old-school gym teacher.
In an atmosphere of economic crisis — stagnant productivity, bank closures, and rising unemployment — conservatives wanted somebody tougher, more dynamic than eternally compromising old-style politicians.
A tougher training regiment [for New York City police]...
The doc says it was tricky because she was built like a man, and men, I gather, are tougher to work on.
Military courts are tougher on adulterers than are civil courts, making me wonder whether the ex-JAGs may be inclined to judge the president more sternly than other lawyers.