Destructive
Destructive adjective - Causing or tending to cause destruction.
Usage example: the destructive storm blew down trees all over town, and blew the roof off our neighbor's house
Killer and destructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killer" instead an adjective "Destructive".
Killer
Killer adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Usage example: killer viruses that claimed millions of lives
Destructive and killer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destructive" instead an adjective "Killer".
Both words in one sentence
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Hero Killer: All of the ZODIAC's possess immense destructive power that lets them one-shot other bosses.
Source: Video Game / RefleX -
If it does have the destructive power despite the innocent appearance, it is a Killer Rabbit.
Source: Deathbringer the Adorable - Synopsis: In the far future, a human Super Soldier escapes from the Killer Space Monkey Mugal's command and attempts at destroying a capsule containing a destructive bioweapon.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Godzilla
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