Hard and Viciously

Hard

Hard adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Usage example: the dog had been treated hard by his previous owner

Viciously and hard are semantically related. in with great force topic. In some cases you can use "Viciously" instead an adverb "Hard".

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

Viciously

Viciously adverb - In a mean or spiteful manner.

Hard and viciously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adverb "Viciously".

Nearby Word: vicious

Both words in one sentence

  • Videogame / Doom (2016) Harder Than Hard: Ultra-Nightmare, in addition to being as viciously tough as Nightmare, gives you only one life.
  • However, after watching Maxwell Lombardi kill the boy she was in love with and her best friend, one after the other, and then try to kill her while mocking the former, she finally snapped hard and the two ended up viciously beating on each other in a burning building.
  • Western Animation / The Ren & Stimpy Show Haggis shouts this in "Hard Times For Haggis" after he sees his supposedly faithful sidekick dog viciously destroy a doll likeness of him.
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