Bad
Dirty
Dirty adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.
Usage example: accused the other campaign of playing dirty tricks
Bad and dirty are semantically related in unpleasant topic. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Dirty".
Both words in one sentence
- In dramatic works, it is usually as bad, or worse, than you expect; the Bearer of Bad News often finds himself feeling that it was Dirty Business.
Source: Bearer of Bad News -
The bad guy in Dragon Bones is a noble who has all the dirty work done by his underlings.
Source: Non-Action Big Bad -
Alex: Russian, dirty player, no defense, choker, predictable, dirty hitter, no defense, show-off, not team player, choker, Russian, dirty, selfish, bad fashion, bad dancer.
Source: I Take Offense to That Last One
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