Bad and Killer

Bad

Bad adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes

Killer and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killer" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Killer

Killer adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.

Bad and killer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Killer".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killed

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Veronica Mars Keith, after a knock-down drag out with Lily's killer and a bad encounter with a fire, ends up in the hospital, as does the killer (who also gets hit by a delivery truck and attacked by a pit bull).
  • In the Savannah Reid mysteries, the bad guy in Cooked Goose is a cop killer and a Killer Cop.
    Source: Cop Killer
  • Serial Killer The killer might be a Poetic Serial Killer, who kills bad people with ironic methods.
    Source: Serial Killer
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