Evil and Sordid

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Evil adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Usage example: their evil deeds rank among the worst in history

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Sordid and evil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sordid" instead an adjective "Evil".

Nearby Word: evilly

Sordid adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.

Usage example: a sordid affair involving bribery and corruption in high places

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Evil and sordid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Sordid".

Nearby Word: sordidly

Heinrich has this reaction when Telek name-drops Brother Seymon; showing that he knows the Order didn't always consider the wolfbreed demonic and that the demonic label is there less because the werewolves are inherently evil and more because the Order is trying to hide its own sordid past.

Source: Literature / Wolf Breed
Even Evil Has Standards: Jöns may be a man of a sordid past, and he isn't the nicest bloke in Medieval Europe, but even he finds the unjust burning of an innocent — though deluded — young woman an atrocity.

Source: Film / The Seventh Seal

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