Spirited vs. Tough — What's the Difference?

Spirited is an Australian television supernatural comedy-drama series made for subscription television channel W that aired for two seasons, 2010 and 2011. The series stars Claudia Karvan as dentist Suzy Darling, who walks away from a loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of a 1980s English rock star, Henry Mallet, played by Matt King.

(of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling

Full of or characterized by animation, vigor, or courage

Able to endure hardship or pain

Having a specified mood or nature. Used in combination

Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach

Simple past tense and past participle of spirit

Strong and prone to violence

Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.

A rough and violent man

Animated or possessed by a spirit.

Endure a period of hardship or difficulty.

Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.

Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient

Displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

Hard to cut or chew

Marked by lively action;

Physically hardy; rugged

Willing to face danger

Strong-minded; resolute

Made lively or spirited;

Aggressive; pugnacious.

Inclined to violent or disruptive behavior; rowdy or rough

Difficult to endure; severe; harsh

Trying or unpleasant

Difficult to deal with; demanding or troubling

(Informal) Unfortunate; too bad

(Slang) Fine; great.

A violent or rowdy person; a hoodlum or thug.

(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.

(of food) Difficult to cut or chew.

(of a person or animal) Rugged or physically hardy.

(of a person) Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.

(of weather, etc.) Harsh or severe.

Rowdy or rough.

(of questions, etc.) Difficult or demanding.

(material science) Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking.

(slang) Used to indicate lack of sympathy

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

To endure.

To toughen.

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.

Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; - of objects and people; as, tough sinews.

Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm.

Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.

Severe; violent; as, a tough storm.

Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish; as, a tough job.

Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; - of people, or groups; as, a tough neighborhood; a tough character.

A person who is tough{7}; a ruffian; a thug; as, a cluster of neighborhood toughs hanging out on the corner.

Someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

An aggressive and violent young criminal

A cruel and brutal fellow

Not given to gentleness or sentimentality;

Very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution;

Physically toughened;

Substantially made or constructed;

Violent and lawless;

Feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad');

Tough to cut or chew

Unfortunate or hard to bear;