Corrupt and Infamous

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Corrupt adjective - Having or showing lowered moral character or standards.

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Infamous and corrupt are semantically related in debased topic. In some cases you can use "Infamous" instead an adjective "Corrupt".

Infamous adjective - Not respectable.

Usage example: the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of “Jack the Ripper”

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Corrupt and infamous are semantically related in shameful topic. Sometimes you can use "Corrupt" instead an adjective "Infamous".

Nearby Words: infamy, infamously

The resulting lack of accountability served to entrench further the corrupt, self-serving political system that the country became infamous for in the period.

Source: Useful Notes / Republican Italy
This is one of a few reasons why Chicago has been nicknamed "The Windy City": Chicagoan politicians are infamous for being corrupt and "long-winded".

Source: Windbag Politician
The film actually spends a good deal exploring how the corrupt corporate culture at Enron warped the morality of its employees (especially the traders), citing the infamous Milgram experiment.

Source: Film / Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

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