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   In·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" Similar lower in statuslessersecond-classsecond-fiddleminorsubservientlowlyhumblemenialnot very importantnot so importantbelow someonebeneath someoneunder someone's heellower-rankinglower in ranksubordinatejuniorsecondarysubsidiaryancillaryOpposite superiorsenior
   • ▪ of low standard or quality: "inferior goods" Similar second-ratesubstandardlow-qualitylow-gradedownmarketindifferentmediocreunsatisfactoryshoddyshabbydeficientflawedimperfectunsoundpoorbadawfuldreadfuldisagreeabledeplorablewretchedleaving much to be desiredinformal:grottycrummydirerottenlousythird-rategodawfulnot up to muchnot up to snuffthe pitsduffrubbishropypantsa load of pantspoxyfarkakteOpposite first-ratehigh quality
   • ▪ (of a court or tribunal) able to have its decisions overturned by a higher court.
   • ▪ denoting goods or services that are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, e.g., secondhand clothes.
   • 2. low or lower in position: "ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum"
   • ▪ (of the ovary of a flower) situated below the sepals and enclosed in the receptacle.
   • 3. (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line.

   noun

   • 1. a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability: "her social and intellectual inferiors"
   • 2. an inferior letter, figure, or symbol.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in inferior (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   INFERIOR definition: 1. not good, or not as good as someone or something else: 2. the fact of not being as good as…. Learn more.

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   Definition of inferior adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   adjective. lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to ): a rank inferior to colonel. lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base: descending into the inferior regions of the earth. of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard: an inferior product. Synonyms: second-rate, low-quality, mediocre.

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   inferior meaning, definition, what is inferior: not good, or not as good as someone or s...: Learn more.

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   Inferior definition: lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to). See examples of INFERIOR used in a sentence.

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   adj. 1. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank: Captain is an inferior rank to major. 2. a. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation: inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling. b. Second-rate; poor: an inferior translation. 3. Situated under or beneath. 4. Botany Located below the perianth and other floral parts. Used of an ovary. 5.

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   5 days ago · inferior (comparative more inferior, superlative most inferior) Lower in rank , status , or quality . Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.