Improved
Improved adjective - Being far along in development.
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
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No matter how improved a sequel is, if the original game got terrible reviews, the next will be poorly reviewed, too.
Source: Video Game / Game Dev Tycoon - There are also those who thought her voice acting started off fairly poorly, but improved as the game went on.
Source: Broken Base / Tales Series -
Understatement: "He chose...poorly." "Our situation has not improved".
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