Killing and Silly

Killing

Killing adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.

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Silly and killing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Killing".

Nearby Words: kill, killed, killer

Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.

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Killing and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Killing" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

fake	fake killing	fake silly
genuine	genuine killing	genuine silly
plain	plain killing	plain silly
little	little killing	little silly
Other adjectives: gruesome, less, outright, double.

Even in his fifties and deprived of his weapons, the haunted animatronics are absolutely no match for Dante, who ends up killing all four of them in incredibly silly and ironic ways.

Source: Beware the Silly Ones
While Verminous Snaptrap is too silly to be considered evil, he draws the line at killing people on their birthdays without having them to celebrate it first.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Western Animation
Jack Noir in kills people to pass the time, having started his killing spree over being forced to wear a silly hat.

Source: Chaotic Evil

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