low-rent -- and even lower-wit 
(ROOT (NP (NP (JJ low) (HYPH -) (NN rent)) (, --) (CC and) (ADJP (RB even) (JJR lower) (HYPH -) (NN wit))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (JJ ) (HYPH ) (NN )) (, ) (CC ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJR ) (HYPH ) (NN ))))