Older and Tough

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Older adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

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Tough and older are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tough" instead an adjective "Older".

Tough adjective - Not easily chewed.

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Older and tough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Older" instead an adjective "Tough".

Nearby Words: toughness, toughen, toughening, tougher, toughed

This is slightly more justified than most examples, as in older Editions the Space Marine's armor was explicitly tough enough to be a substitute for tank armor, and sitting in a Rhino with only Marines would mean that the Rhino is no longer open-topped.

Source: Characters / Warhammer 40000 Astartes
Very athletic and tough, she can oscillate between a Bifauxnen and an extremely sexy and well-endowed young lady, thus getting crushes from boys, girls, and creepy older women.

Source: Even the Girls Want Her
The reason Natalie in the Charlie's Angels movie is so tough is because she has five older brothers who are in law enforcement/special forces/the FBI/etc.

Source: I Have Brothers

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