Respectable and Seedy

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Respectable adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.

Usage example: no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food

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Seedy is an antonym for respectable.

Seedy adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

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Respectable is an antonym for seedy in run-down topic.

Shadow Archetype: Hyde is one for Jekyll, as is Simon Stride, an outwardly respectable gentleman with a seedy double life.

Source: Theatre / Jekyll & Hyde
In modern times, this is now an idiom that describes someone who is nice one minute, nasty the next, or someone who's outwardly respectable but leads a seedy double life.

Source: Literature / The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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