Bastard
Bastard adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller
Choice
Choice adjective - Having qualities that appeal to a refined taste.
Nearby Word: choicely
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- In Tamora Pierce's The Immortals series, Daine starts the story not knowing who her father is, thus leaving her with no choice but to go by the name Sarrasri, or "Sarra's daughter", which marks her as a bastard child.
Source: Nom de Mom -
Probably because they face the end from a Messianic Archetype instead of the Magnificent Bastard, and this time they fully intended to have it BE a choice Fan Disservice: We see Nunnally being subjected to several Panty Shots in a early chapter.
- The Artful Dodger: Boris to a "T" Bastard Boyfriend: Boris is this, despite being a sympathetic character, and dating Theo's self-destructive father isn't Xandra's smartest choice.
Source: Literature / The Goldfinch
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