tough-guy in English

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          "ref": "2011, Fred Vargas, An Uncertain Place: A Commissaire Adamsberg Mystery",
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    {
      "form": "more tough-guy",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most tough-guy",
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        "superlative"
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        "Resembling or characteristic of a tough guy."
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"tough-guy" meaning in English

Adjective