Killing
How words are described
| little | little killing | little rough |
Both words in one sentence
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Any Roman found guilty of killing their father would be sewn into a sack with a cockerel and a snake and thrown into the Tiber, which was a bit rough on the animals.
Source: Cement Shoes -
Used in everything from rough-housing to driving cattle to killing pests to waterfowl hunting (there are throwing moves you don't use in moderated fights).
Source: Simple Staff -
They are using it to uphold peace (or as close to it as their religion allows) in the region - if someone wants to play rough, they'll detonate it, killing everyone and everything for kilometers.
Source: Video Game / Wasteland 2
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Rough and Killing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/killing/rough
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Rough or Killing. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/killing/rough.
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