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   inferior

   /ɪnˈfɪərɪə/

   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) susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
   • ▪ denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand 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. lower, or of lower rank: 3. of the…. Learn more.

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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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   Define inferior. inferior synonyms, inferior pronunciation, inferior translation, English dictionary definition of inferior. 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;...

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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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   Something that is inferior is not as good as something else. Much of the imported coffee is of inferior quality. This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products. If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability. Inferior is also a noun.

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   Inferior is commonly applied to things that are considered not as good as other similar things, especially products. However, inferior is also used to describe how some people are treated as lesser than others. In both cases, it is the opposite of superior, meaning better.

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   How to use inferior in a sentence. of little or less importance, value, or merit; of low or lower degree or rank; of poor quality : mediocre… See the full definition

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   situated below some other organ. (of a calyx) inserted below the ovary. (of an ovary) having a superior calyx. lower in place or position; situated beneath another. toward the feet. Compare superior ( def 9 ). the inferior part of a meridian. Printing. written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H 2 O; subscript.

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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. ... Definitions of inferior. adjective. of or characteristic of low rank or importance. synonyms:

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    Oct 5, 2024 · Of low rank, standard or quality. (law) (of a court or tribunal) Susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court. (economics) Denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.