tough vs tuff
Definitions
adjective
- physically toughened
- resistant to cutting or chewing
- substantially made or constructed
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality
noun
- a cruel and brutal fellow
- someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
Examples
The white plates are composed of a very tough but light titanium alloy that provides a good deal of extra protection to the body's vitals.
Deefer took others off to see if there might not be a few plump wherries in the hills; they would make a nice change from the tough herdbeast meat, the supply of which was now virtually ex - hausted.
Rob's strengths lay in absorbing the pressure and criticism, and in doing this well he more than proved himself courageous, gutsy and tough.
Definitions
noun
- hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash
Examples
There are some sharp lines and a couple of catchy songs but there's also a lot of turgid stuff.
The conference began with a Wednesday evening welcome reception, held at Chicago's Field Museum, where 28 mostly Illinois breweries had set up beer stations among two stuffed elephants, a couple of totem poles and a tyrannosaur skeleton.
She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
