tough vs weedy

tough

adj
  • Difficult or demanding. 

  • Harsh or severe. 

  • Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence. 

  • Strong and resilient; sturdy. 

  • Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking. 

  • Difficult to cut or chew. 

  • Rugged or physically hardy. 

  • Rowdy or rough. 

intj
  • Used to indicate lack of sympathy 

verb
  • To endure. 

  • To toughen. 

noun
  • A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully. 

weedy

adj
  • Lacking power or effectiveness. 

  • Consisting of weeds. 

  • Characteristic of a plant that grows rapidly and spreads invasively, and which grows opportunistically in cracks of sidewalks and disturbed areas. 

  • Abounding with weeds. 

  • Of, relating to or resembling weeds. 

  • Small and weak. 

How often have the words tough and weedy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )