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Definitions for Inferior

[1] lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to ): a rank inferior to colonel.
[2] lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base: descending into the inferior regions of the earth.
[3] of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard: an inferior product.
[4] less important, valuable, or worthy: B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds.
[5] acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature.
[6] Botany . situated below some other organ. (of a calyx) inserted below the ovary. (of an ovary) having a superior calyx.
[7] Anatomy . (of an organ or part) lower in place or position; situated beneath another. toward the feet. Compare superior(def 9) .
[8] Astronomy . lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian.
[9] Printing . written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H2 O; subscript. Compare superior(def 10) .
[10] a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit.
[11] Also called subscript. Printing . a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text. Compare superior(def 12) .
[12] lower in value or quality
[13] lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate
[14] not of the best; mediocre; commonplace
[15] lower in position; situated beneath
[16] (of a plant ovary) enclosed by and fused with the receptacle so that it is situated below the other floral parts
[17] astronomy orbiting or occurring between the sun and the earth an inferior planet ; inferior conjunction lying below the horizon
[18] printing (of a character) printed at the foot of an ordinary character, as the 2 in H 2 O
[19] an inferior person
[20] printing an inferior character

Words related to Inferior

lesser, secondary, lousy, substandard, indifferent, mediocre, lower, bottom, less, minus, second, subordinate, subsidiary, peon, menial, junior, minor, junk, lemon, worse

Words nearby Inferior

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Origin of Inferior

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to infer(us ) lower (cf. under) + -ior comparative suffix

Other words from Inferior

in·fe·ri·or·i·ty [in-feer-ee-awr -i-tee, -or -] /ɪnˌfɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/ , noun
in·fe·ri·or·ly , adverb
qua·si-in·fe·ri·or , adjective
sub·in·fe·ri·or , adjective
in•fe′ri•or′ i•ty (-ôr′ ĭ-tē ) n.

Word origin for Inferior

C15: from Latin: lower, from inferus low

Synonyms for Inferior

lesser, secondary, bottom, junior, less, lower, menial, minor, minus, peon, second, subordinate, subsidiary, back seat, bottom-rung, entry-level, nether, second-banana, second-fiddle, second-string, smaller, subjacent, under, underneath