Corrupt
Corrupt adjective - Having or showing lowered moral character or standards.
Unfortunate and corrupt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Corrupt".
Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Corrupt and unfortunate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corrupt" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Both words in one sentence
- And both judges and juries are in general more disposed to believe the word of a cop when it comes down to a he-said, she-said situation (which can be unfortunate when the cop really is corrupt).
Source: Police Brutality Gambit - This results in Unfortunate Implications as when they made a corrupt security officer black (he's white in later reprintings).
Source: Race Lift / Diversifying A Cast - The Baudelaires (and the Quagmires) in A Series of Unfortunate Events collectively fill this role, surrounded as they are by corrupt, foolish, borderline Ax-Crazy, and just plain unpleasant people.
Source: Only Sane Man / Literature
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