Bad
Bad adjective - Having undesirable or negative qualities.
Usage example: bad luck
Well behaved is an antonym for bad.
Well behaved
Well behaved adjective - (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct.
Both terms in one sentence
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Her standard Peebo AIs, on the other hand, avert it and are much more well behaved, even if they do like going "boom" on bad guys.
Source: Comic Book / Gold Digger - Used to having incredibly bad luck, she is unnerved when everything goes right for a whole day: all her children are well behaved, the car has no mechanical problems, no financial disasters strike, etc.
Source: Coincidence Magnet
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