Damaging and Vicious

Damaging

Damaging adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Vicious and damaging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vicious" instead an adjective "Damaging".

Nearby Words: damage, damaged

Vicious

Vicious adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.

Damaging and vicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Damaging" instead an adjective "Vicious".

Nearby Word: viciously

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / My Sweet Audrina The scalding-hot bath and the rather vicious cleaning strongly imply that she viewed Audrina as defiled, though Damian later says that she occasionally agreed with Ellsbeth that gaslighing Audrina was damaging and that they should just help her cope with her trauma normally.
  • Literature / Uplift This actually worked in humanity's favour during the battle for Earth, since no matter how vicious and brutal the attackers became, they couldn't risk large-scale bombardment for fear of damaging the biosphere they sought to conquer.
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