Corrupt
Corrupt adjective - Having or showing lowered moral character or standards.
Usage example: corrupt business practices that should be investigated
Virtuous
Virtuous adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: virtuous behavior is its own reward
Both words in one sentence
- Although his immediate superior is a virtuous Cool Old Lady, his orders ultimately come from the corrupt government.
Source: Noble Top Enforcer -
Corrupt the Cutie: Dorian Gray starts out as a not outstandingly virtuous, but innocent Man Child.
- Creation Of The Gods: A work detailing the final days of the Shang dynasty, in which the corrupt and lecherous King Zhou of Shang was eventually overthrown by the virtuous King Wu of Zhou.
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