Bastard
Bastard adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller
Divine
Divine adjective - Of the very best kind.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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While any of the five gods may be invoked by name (Father, Mother, Son, Daughter and Bastard), the most common curses are related to Bastard, his demons, and parts of His divine anatomy.
Source: Oh My Gods! -
In Dante's The Divine Comedy, in the first few cantos of Purgatorio, a soldier mentioned had been a brutal, bloody bastard his whole life, but when struck down in battle, he cried a Single Tear of repentance, which is enough to send him to Purgatory instead of Hell.
Source: Tears of Remorse
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