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adjective • not given to gentleness or sentimentality • physically toughened • resistant to cutting or chewing noun • someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing • an aggressive and violent young criminal • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution • substantially made or constructed • violent and lawless • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • unfortunate or hard to bear • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||||
| 28% | 8 | Ruffian | ||||||
noun • someone who attacks | ||||||||
| 28% | 10 | Ruffian or scamp | ||||||
noun • someone who is morally reprehensible verb • subject to laughter or ridicule • use foul or abusive language towards | ||||||||
Strong Ruffian Crossword Clue
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TOUGH which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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TOUGH
Updated: October 13, 2023
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