Decent
Decent adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: as decent and kind a couple as you could ever hope to meet
Immoral
Immoral adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: blatantly immoral behavior by members of the clergy that should not be tolerated by the community
Nearby Words: immorality, immorally
Both words in one sentence
- You have driven men who would otherwise be good and decent to immoral acts simply to bring you down.Your city is on the verge of falling.
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Probably not the best example of this trope though if he's meant to represent the average Middle School reader since Greg is just really lacking in places most would at his age would be decent or excel at and it's telling that most readers and tropers are quick to identify him as quite immoral.
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