Heavenly
Heavenly adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: had a heavenly time at the dance
Nearby Word: heaven
Poor
Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
Both words in one sentence
- Gerald Durrell described in one of his books how, when he was catching animals for the zoo, a girl complained that he's taking the poor beast away from their heavenly life in nature.
Source: Reality Is Unrealistic / General -
Light Is Not Good: In a really awkward transition scene the main villain looks as if he's being surrounded by a heavenly glow, as a result of the effects guys doing a poor job of matting out the wall behind him.
Source: Film / Gordy -
The villainous variant occurs in Heavenly Sword with Flying Fox's most despicable act, which was stuffing and mounting the body of poor Kai's mother, whom the villain had previously murdered, as a display piece.
Source: Dead Guy on Display
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