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supertough

supertough adjective: exceptionally tough.

Adjective

supertough (comparative more supertough, superlative most supertough)

  1. Exceptionally tough.
    • a supertough coating
    • A face that makes me look supertough in the minds of my fellow passengers.2007 April 15, Jon Glaser, “Tough Guy”, in New York Times

Forms of supertough

comparativemore supertough
superlativemost supertough

Origin of supertough

From super- + tough.

Questions about supertough

What does supertough mean?
Supertough means exceptionally tough.
What part of speech is supertough?
Supertough is an adjective.

Words near supertough in the dictionary

  1. supertorpedoes
  2. supertorpedos
  3. supertorus
  4. supertotal
  5. supertotals
  6. supertough
  7. supertower
  8. supertowers
  9. supertoxic
  10. supertrace
  11. supertraces

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