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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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   The meaning of INFERIOR is of little or less importance, value, or merit. How to use inferior in a sentence.

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   INFERIOR definition: 1. not good, or not as good as someone or something else: 2. lower, or of lower rank: 3. of the…. 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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   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.

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   INFERIOR meaning: 1. not good, or not as good as someone or something else: 2. lower, or of lower rank: 3. of the…. Learn more.

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   1. Something that is inferior is not as good as something else. [...] 2. If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability. [...] More. Synonyms of 'inferior' • lower, junior, minor [...] • substandard, bad, poor [...] • underling (derogatory), junior, subordinate [...]

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

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   ĭn-fîrē-ər. Lower in space; placed lower down. Low or lower in order, status, rank, etc.; subordinate. Lower in quality or value than. Poor in quality; below average. Situated under or beneath. An inferior person or thing. A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.

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    INFERIOR meaning: 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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    adjective. lower in value or quality. lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate. not of the best; mediocre; commonplace. lower in position; situated beneath.