Killer and Rough

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Killer adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: a killer exercise program guaranteed to whip you into shape

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Rough and killer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rough" instead an adjective "Killer".

Nearby Words: kill, killing, killed

Rough adjective - Requiring considerable physical or mental effort.

Usage example: a forensics expert who willingly takes on rough assignments

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Killer and rough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Killer" instead an adjective "Rough".

Though they may be deluded, they are not psychotic like the Visionary killer, having a rough grasp on reality.

Source: Serial Killer
And her killer didn't mistake her for a hooker either—it was her boyfriend whose sex games got too rough.

Source: Mistaken for Prostitute
Ben is a disturbed serial killer; his twin brother Alec, introduced a season after Ben's death, becomes one of the main heroes of the series...even if he does have his rough patches.

Source: Evil Twin

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