Hard and Threatening

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Hard adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Threatening and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.

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Hard and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Threatening".

Nearby Words: threaten, threatened, threat

If the harm is financial rather than physical—say, Alice is threatening to sue Bob—it may be a more realistic threat like "I'll sue you so hard your grandkids will be in debt."

Source: Hit You So Hard, Your X Will Feel It!
Tucor was created via a similar process, but this time using two animals that are hard to find threatening — a toucan and a gerbil.

Source: LEGO Genetics
Stock Phrase for threatening to hit someone so hard, the damage will spread to his friend, his mom, his hair or even an abstract concept.

Source: Hit You So Hard, Your X Will Feel It!

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