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ultratough

ultratough adjective: extremely tough; of utmost toughness.

Adjective

ultratough (comparative more ultratough, superlative most ultratough)

  1. Extremely tough; of utmost toughness.
    • The ultratough baseball captain stepped up, “Any other last wishes?’ he inquired.1938, Army Navy Journal 1938-02-05: Volume 75, Issue 23, Gannett Company, Incorporated, page 476
    • The U.S.S Sam Houston had to be as reliable and as strong as human ingenuity could make it; and it is largely made from steels that didn't even exist 10 years ago. To resist the enormous pressure of very deep dives, the hull -- two-thirds of the ship's total weight -- is made from HY-80, an...1962, United States Congress, Congressional Record, Congress, page 18911

Forms of ultratough

comparativemore ultratough
superlativemost ultratough

Origin of ultratough

From ultra- + tough.

Questions about ultratough

What does ultratough mean?
Ultratough means extremely tough; of utmost toughness.
What part of speech is ultratough?
Ultratough is an adjective.

Words near ultratough in the dictionary

  1. ultratight
  2. ultratiny
  3. ultratome
  4. ultratomes
  5. ultratotal
  6. ultratough
  7. ultratoxic
  8. ultratraditional
  9. ultratraditionalism
  10. ultratraditionalist
  11. ultratraditionalists

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