Fancy
Fancy adjective - Made or done with great care or with much detail.
Poor
Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
Both words in one sentence
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Fancy Dinner: The lavish dinner thrown by the financier after cornering the wheat market contrasts vividly with the poor people that can't afford bread anymore.
Source: Film / A Corner in Wheat -
Common both in Brazil and in Hispanic countries around the Caribbean: many mothers (specially from poor families) like to put fancy, Xtremely Kool names on their children.
Source: Xtreme Kool Letterz - He donates most of his salary to the poor, lives in humble surroundings so the fancy house designated for him can be used as a hospital for the sick.
Source: Holier Than Thou
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