Fancy and Paltry

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Fancy adjective - Made or done with great care or with much detail.

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Paltry is an antonym for fancy.

Paltry adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa

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Fancy is an antonym for paltry.

Nearby Word: paltriness

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