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
Vile
Vile adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: a vile plot to murder their political enemies
Both words in one sentence
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His nemesis Hopper contrasts this by being extremely vile, though he's decent enough to honor a promise that he made with his mother.
Source: Incorruptible Pure Pureness -
Parents as People: Parents vary from decent to vile, but even the best ones tend to have notable flaws — at least those that are still living.
Source: Creator / Brandon Sanderson - It's made clear that the people of the other villages are no different than the people of Konoha, and that even the most vile villains of the series began as decent people who were driven to madness and cruelty by some horrible trauma.
Source: Rousseau Was Right
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