Bad
Shady
Shady adjective - Not respectable.
Usage example: a courtesan who lived on the shady fringe of society
Both words in one sentence
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Jack from Samurai Jack has a bad tendency to hang out at these, which are all filled with shady bounty hunters wanting to collect the reward for him.
Source: Bad-Guy Bar - Strong Bad: Well, at least your shady drifter impression is better than your Ronald Reagan.
Source: Bad Impressionists -
Adam Driver's NSA agent is working in conjunction with the FBI to track Alton, and while the government has shady intentions in regards to Alton, they aren't portrayed as being fully good or bad.
Source: Film / Midnight Special
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