toughly

tough  (tf)

adj. tough·er, tough·est

1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient: a tough all-weather fabric.

2. Hard to cut or chew: tough meat.

3. Physically hardy; rugged: tough mountaineers; a tough cop.

4. Severe; harsh: a tough winter.

5.

a. Aggressive; pugnacious.

b. Inclined to violent or disruptive behavior; rowdy or rough: a tough street group.

6. Demanding or troubling; difficult: skipping the toughest questions.

7. Strong-minded; resolute: a tough negotiator.

8. Slang Unfortunate; too bad: a tough break.

9. Slang Fine; great.

n.

A violent or rowdy person; a hoodlum or thug.

Idiom:

tough it out Slang

To get through despite hardship; endure: "It helps if one was raised to tough it out" (Gail Sheehy).

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[Middle English, from Old English th.]

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toughly adv.

toughness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

toughly - in a ruggedly tough manner; "toughly vigorous story-telling"

Translations

toughly

adv made → robust; built also → stabil; say → fest; toughly worded → geharnischt; to behave toughly (= like a tough guy) → den harten Mann spielen or markieren (inf); (= decisively) → hart auftreten