Better
Better adjective - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.
Poorly
Poorly adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: she stayed home because she was feeling poorly
Both words in one sentence
- Supergirl. One early strip has her gloating to Cass about how her poorly written, poorly drawn series was selling better than Cass's had.
Source: Webcomic / Cass Toons - Strategically speaking the Dwarfs are poorly suited to chasing down and outmanoeuvring the enemy and instead are better off holding their ground and daring the enemy to come to them.
Source: Stone Wall -
Consequently, the Chinese were often actually better armed than both the French and the Japanese, but performed poorly against both.
Source: Rock Beats Laser
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