Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Superior
Superior adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: a five-star restaurant known for its superior wine list
Both words in one sentence
- Ordinary human racism is bad enough, and (as Beowulf had just seen), things get a hundred times worse when one specific race actually is measurably and quantifiably superior to the rest of mankind.
Source: Superior Species - This is for good and for bad, good in that he now surpasses Sephiroth bad in that Jenova and Hojo now find him the superior model.
Source: Fan Fic / The Fifth Act -
Mook Chivalry, where the bad guys will, for no clearly explained reason, politely attack the hero one at a time instead of taking advantage of their superior numbers.
Source: Hollywood Tactics
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