Difference between Tough and Toughie

TOUGH vs TOUGHIE: NOUN

An aggressive and violent young criminal
A cruel and brutal fellow
Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
A violent or rowdy person; a hoodlum or thug.
A person who is tough{7}; a ruffian; a thug.
A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
A rough; a bully; an incorrigibly vicious fellow; a bad character.

Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient.
Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious.
Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; -- of objects and people.
Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain.
Tough to cut or chew
Severe; violent.
Unfortunate; too bad.
Difficult to deal with; demanding or troubling.
Trying or unpleasant.
Difficult to endure; severe; harsh.
Inclined to violent or disruptive behavior; rowdy or rough.
Aggressive; pugnacious.
Strong-minded; resolute.
Physically hardy; rugged.
Hard to cut or chew.
Fine; great.
Physically toughened
Not given to gentleness or sentimentality
Violent and lawless
Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Substantially made or constructed
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
Unfortunate or hard to bear
Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.
Difficult or demanding.
Rowdy or rough.
Harsh or severe.
Stubborn.
Rugged or physically hardy.
Difficult to cut or chew.
Strong and resilient; sturdy.
To make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard matter.
Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; -- of people, or groups.
Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn.
Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish.

Making great mental demands
Very difficult
Resistant to cutting or chewing
Severe; violent: as, a tough rebuke or tirade; a tough storm.
Hard to manage or accomplish; difficult; trying; requiring great or continued effort.
Not easily influenced; unyielding; stubborn; hardened; incorrigible.
Not easily separated; tenacious; stiff; ropy; viscous: as, a tough clay; tough phlegm.
Firm; strong; able to endure hardship, hard work, or ill usage; hardy; not easily broken or impaired.
Having the property of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to a bending force without breaking; also, hard to cut or sever, as with a cutting-instrument: as, tough meat.
(idiom) (tough it out) To get through despite hardship; endure.
(idiom) (that's tough) Used to indicate recalcitrance or noncompliance with a complaint or demand.

Unsentimental, Violent, Calloused, Sturdy, Pugnacious, Hardened, Rowdy, Bully, Rugged, Uncomfortable, Toughened, Toughie, Bad, Hard, Difficult

Baddie, Badass, Bruiser, Gangster, Pushover, Guy, Fella, Hood, Punk, Stumper, Hoodlum, Goon, Thug, Poser, Tough

Gristly, Unsentimental, Violent, Calloused, Sturdy, Pugnacious, Hardened, Rowdy, Bully, Rugged, Uncomfortable, Toughened, Bad, Hard, Difficult

Villain, Underdog, Cop, Badass, Bruiser, Gangster, Pushover, Guy, Fella, Hood, Punk, Hoodlum, Goon, Thug, Tough

Might be tough for a small order though.
This must be a tough time for you.
Diplomacy, especially under circumstances like these, is tough!
Recently I was going through a tough time.
WIld MUstangs and it must be tough fencing.
The girl was a tough one to find.
Probably tough to get a five star review and also tough to get a three star review.
Residue might be tough to get out, so you may have to hand scrub with a tough sponge.
It was tough, made you tough, cause you knew what to expect.
Going gets tough, the tough call the Iron Marines by purchasing this item you!

Not much time for puzzles recently but I made time for this and am just going to reacquaint myself with the Toughie.
The lovely Crypticsue is looking after the Friday Toughie this week and I hope to be back next week.
Some baitshops carry the toughie but as I said we along with the baitshops call them goldfish.
A toughie, that is what politics expects a leader to be.
The toughie today is enjoyable, reasonably gentle, and with a nice theme.
Every Pac 10 school plays 3 cripples some play 1 toughie.
Toughie before tackling the Cryptic, and what a trip I had!
As for sleeping in the morning thats a toughie.
He" s got another toughie Saturday at Oregon.
Sydney Landscape - Toughie for FuLex, got timber edging.