Moral
Moral adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Nasty
Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Usage example: fortunately, the story's nasty characters are balanced by some truly good people
Nearby Word: nastily
Both words in one sentence
- They can get away with doing all sorts of nasty things the moral guardians wouldn't approve of because they inevitably get what's coming to them in the end.
Source: But Not Too Evil -
Hypocrite: While Leo's wife is a nasty piece of work, Tatum doesn't really have any moral ground on which to condemn her.
Source: Film / Ace in the Hole -
Redemption Equals Death: A particularly nasty example: Roxanne's moral awakening ends up making her a suitably pure human sacrifice for Malachi to ignite the Apocalypse with.
Source: Series / Hex
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