adj.
Function: adjective
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Synonyms: VICIOUS 2, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, infamous, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, rotten, villainous
Related Words: crooked, devious, oblique; baneful, deleterious, detrimental, noxious, pernicious; abased, degraded, low
2 seeking sordid advantage with little regard to moral or legal bars FF1C; a corrupt politician FF1E;
Synonyms: mercenary, praetorian, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous, venal; compare CROOKED 2 , VENAL 1
Related Words: undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy; faithless, inconstant, unfaithful; double-dealing, perfidious, treacherous, two-faced; bribable, corruptible; blackguardly, knavish, reprobate
Contrasted Words: ethical, principled, scrupulous, upright; dependable, reliable, trustworthy, trusty
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Synonyms: CROOKED 2, dishonest, snide