a. [f. TOUGH a. + -ISH1.] Somewhat tough.
1776. Da Costa, Conchol., v. 121. A kind of toughish coriaceous or leather-like substance.
1836. North Wales Chron., 10 may, 3/1. It will be rather toughish-work to persuade Irishmen that Corporation are a popular institution.
1840. Darwin, in Life & Lett. (1887), I. 271. A toughish argument.
1882. Standard, 26 Sept., 2/1. The limpet is … a toughish comestible.
