Corrupt
Corrupt adjective - Not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive.
Honorable
Honorable adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.
Usage example: the only honorable thing to do is to admit that you were wrong and apologize
Both words in one sentence
- Janos Slynt was in an apparently honorable position, commanding the Goldcloaks, but earns his position through being corrupt and self-serving, supporting a usurper.
Source: Foil / A Song of Ice and Fire - In a corrupt society, criminals, smugglers and assassins are more honorable than the lords who have power.
Source: Central Theme / Video Games -
However, he is for the most part honorable with the exception of working for De Santa and Colonel Allende, in which he kills many poor peasents whose only crime is fighting a corrupt regime.
Source: Video Game / Red Dead Redemption
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