Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Marvelous
Marvelous adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: the novel is a marvelous example of a children's book which has not been dumbed down for its intended audience
Both words in one sentence
- Due to a combination of bad stunt coordination and Vila's marvelous self-preservation instinct, his is the most arguable.
Source: Downer Ending / Live-Action TV - Pet the Dog: How Alata realizes that Marvelous is not such a bad guy, when the latter shields a couple of civilians from Brajira's attacks.
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The magnificent, marvelous, mad Madam Mim from The Sword in the Stone, who pretty much embodies Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad, and is defeated by Merlin in a hilarious wizard's duel.
Source: Laughably Evil
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