Ace
Ace adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Mutual synonyms
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That is to say, he tries to be a loveable fool except when it's necessary to be otherwise, but is often believed to be the Big Bad or The Ace depending on what data observers have.
Source: Broken Ace - By reading his CV, it is clear Santino from Tales of Monkey Island was every bit the ace... Just too bad that by the time you meet him, he's been dead for decades.
Source: The Ace -
While it's debatable if Sam 'Ace' Rothstein was a bad boy or not, Ginger definitely disrespects him in favor of genuine bad boys.
Source: All Girls Want Bad Boys
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