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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.
inferior. 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.
low or lower in place or position: the inferior regions of the earth. of low grade or worse condition; poor in quality: That inferior product ranked well below the others. n. [ countable] a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit: His inferiors treated him as badly as his superiors did.
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not good, or not as good as someone or something else: I've never felt inferior to anyone. They're selling inferior products at inflated prices. inferiority. noun [ U ] uk / ɪnˌfɪəriˈɒrəti / us. the fact of not being as good as another thing, or the feeling that you are not as good as other people. inferior. noun [ C ] uk / ɪnˈfɪəriə r/ us.
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.
Mar 26, 2024 · 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. The pathological liar was morally inferior to his much nicer constituents.