Bully and Rough

Bully

Bully noun - A person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller or weaker persons.

Usage example: officials were warned that if they wished to avoid a school shooting, they had to deal with the local bullies

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Rough and bully are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead the word "Bully" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: bull, bullying, bullied, bulled, bulling

Rough noun - The part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short.

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Bully and rough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bully" instead the word "Rough" as a noun or a verb.

massive	massive bully	massive rough
little	little bully	little rough

It's due to a really rough childhood with a really mean human bully◊ and his cohorts.

Source: Webcomic / Bar'd
It doesn't help that he's also unbelievably squishy and has a rough early game that only gets rougher if he has to deal with a lane bully (which is what any smart enemy team will pit against him).

Source: Video Game / League of Legends
Sometimes they can be a little rough with their humour, skirting the line with The Bully at times.

Source: Class Clown

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