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- DictionaryIn·fe·ri·or/inˈfirēər/
adjective
- 1. lower in rank, status, or quality: "schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country"
- 2. low or lower in position: "ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum"
noun
- 1. a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability: "her social and intellectual inferiors"
- 2. an inferior letter, figure, or symbol.
Learn the meaning of inferior as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how inferior can describe position, quality, value, or rank in different contexts.
Inferior means not good, or not as good as someone or something else, or lower, or of lower rank. It can also refer to a body part that is below another body part. See more meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of inferior.
Inferior definition: lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to). See examples of INFERIOR used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of inferior as an adjective and a noun, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, and related words for inferior in English.
inferior. /ɪnˈfɪriər/ /ɪnˈfiriə/ IPA guide. Other forms: inferiors; inferiorly. You might call something inferior if its quality isn't as good as another, comparable thing, like that kite that you can't get to fly no matter how fast you run back and forth while your friend's kite soars overhead.
Inferior means lower in rank, quality, or position than something else. It can also describe a character, a planet, or a plant part that is situated below or beneath. See different sources and usage examples of the word inferior.
Definition of inferior adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
