fancier

• “It allows Wood to make the same kind of criticism that has always been made of Updike, but to dress it up in fancier crittalk ( "free indirect style"): Updike is too besotted with language.”

  Updike, John

• “The tadpole fancier is expert at the art of low politics.”

  Racist Slur At Boris

• “And coupled with Chabon's obvious joy with the English language, The Yiddish Policemen's Union is a word fancier's delight.”

  The Yiddish Policemen's Union

• “She doesn't necessarily think it's a problem that these events are getting "fancier" - which is a weird way to put it - and she's not sure if the law needs to be changed; really, it comes down to who is doing the invitation, and why.”

  Macleans.ca

• “And if you want to dine with them, albeit in fancier digs, they’ll also be speaking at a fund-raising dinner to benefit Arts & Lectures at the Palace Ballroom Monday night.”

  Jane and Michael Stern Coming to Town

• “Looking at last year’s pictures, I see that most guys were wearing button-down shirts and slacks, with a few (like Chad) in fancier duds.”

  Waldo Jaquith - Blog Summit attendees.

• “Another large class of birds that make fine pets although they are not strictly in the class of birds bred by the fancier are the ornamental land and water fowl.”

  Outdoor Sports and Games

• “I make a lot of "fancier" things all the time, but my 1 go-to cheap, delicious recipe is my mom's meatloaf.”

  Ina Garten aka Barefoot Contessa

• “James I., as became a 'Solomon,' was the master of many books; but not being a 'fancier' he gave them shabby coverings and scribbled idle notes on their margins.”

  The Great Book-Collectors

• “Francis Rotch, Esq., of Morris, Otsego county, New York, who is probably the most accomplished rabbit "fancier" in the United States, for information, with which he has kindly furnished us.”

  Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings

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