Poor
Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
Superb
Superb adjective - Of the very best kind.
Usage example: the restaurant's baker makes a superb chocolate cake
Nearby Word: superbly
Both words in one sentence
- Anton Du Beke in particular is a superb ballroom dancer, but his Latin routines are notoriously poor.
Source: Series / Strictly Come Dancing -
This is not only biased but also completely incorrect, as terror birds are very poor scavengers and superb predator.
Source: Series / Walking with Dinosaurs - This is not only biased but also completely incorrect, as terror birds are very poor scavengers and superb predators.
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