4
peccant(adjective, wrong, wicked, illegal, unlawful)
4
perp(noun, bad man)
4
pirate(noun, fraud, crook, thief, outlaw)
4
prisoner(noun, villain, convict, bad man, offender)
4
roughneck
4
shifty
4
treacherous(adjective, evil, fake, corrupt, wicked)
4
trespasser(noun, person, crook, convict, offender)
4
tricky(fake, deceitful, untrue)
4
unspeakable(shocking, shameful, disgraceful)
3
bad to the bone
3
burglar(noun, thief)
3
cannibal(noun, person, bad, evil)
3
captive(noun, villain, prisoner)
3
cutthroat(noun, killer, evildoer, assassin)
3
deceiver(noun, deceiver)
3
devious(adjective, evil, fake, corrupt, wicked)
3
fake(noun, deceitful, untrue, deceiver)
3
faulty
3
gunman(noun, evildoer)
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