Hellish
Hellish adjective - Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell.
Threatening and hellish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Hellish".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Hellish and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hellish" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
- Family-Unfriendly Violence: Described in graphic and hellish detail even for a Disney movie by Barney when threatening Max.Barney: Burn those contracts, and eternal damnation is YOURS!
Source: Film / The Devil and Max Devlin
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