Moral
Moral adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Usage example: the kind of moral behavior that is expected of everyone in the parish's youth organization
Sinful
Sinful adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: chastised by his minister for his sinful behavior
Both words in one sentence
- Too Good for This Sinful Earth: Richard, the kindest, most loyal and most moral of the York brothers.
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Too Good for This Sinful Earth: In a manga where a character is either a Jerk Ass or The Woobie, Shouko and Yuzuru's grandmother is one of the few truly good characters in the manga who lends moral support to her granddaughters, especially Yuzuru.
Source: Manga / Koe No Katachi -
However, in both of the film versions her age is raised to 14, which was to lessen the potential heat from the censors and the Moral Guardians, a move supported by the novel's author, Vladimir Nabokov, who said "To make a real 12-year-old play such a part in public would be sinful and immoral".
Source: Do Not Do This Cool Thing
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