Criminal
Criminal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Usage example: people should know with certainty that criminal behavior will be punished
Decent
Decent adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.
Usage example: demanded nothing less than decent behavior by the troops serving overseas
Both words in one sentence
- The game was decent but it suffered from repetitive battles, criminal shortness and whiny and cliched characters, leading to a somewhat mixed reaction.
Source: Even Better Sequel / Video Games - The game itself was decent enough but suffered from repetitive battles, criminal shortness and whiny and cliched characters, leading to a somewhat mixed reaction.
Source: Surprisingly Improved Sequel -
In Teen Wolf, Derek Hale is known as a criminal, but he's actually a decent, if somewhat dark, guy.
Source: Hero with Bad Publicity
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