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[ in-feer -ee-er ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈfɪər i ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
less important, valuable, or worthy: B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds.
acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature.
Botany . situated below some other organ. (of a calyx) inserted below the ovary. (of an ovary) having a superior calyx. Anatomy . (of an organ or part) lower in place or position; situated beneath another. toward the feet. Compare superior (def. 9). Astronomy . lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian.
Printing . written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H2 O; subscript. Compare superior (def. 10).
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit.
Also called subscript . Printing . a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text. Compare superior (def. 12).
Origin of inferior First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin, equivalent to infer(us) “lower” (cf. under) + -ior comparative suffix
SYNONYMS FOR inferior 3 mediocre, low-quality, second-rate.
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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 Words nearby inferior infer, inference, inferencing, inferential, inferential statistics, inferior , inferior alveolar nerve, inferior anastomotic vein, inferior artery of knee, inferior basal vein, inferior cerebellar peduncle
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Example sentences from the Web for inferior The nub of her argument, whether acting for men or women plaintiffs, was that treating men and women differently under the law helped tokeep woman in her place, a place inferior to that occupied by men in our society.
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After the census office used inferior paper cards that left fibers in the mercury, Hollerith required his customers to purchase his own high-quality cards.
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Just because you live alone doesn’t mean that you’re somehow living an inferior life.
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While it came with multiple different preset control styles, it was still an inferior system.
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Adderall is an inferior drug, asserts Hart, because of its side effects.
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The senator has chosen a new, inferior lawyer to fight the Surveillance State.
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Vanilla Sky is inferior , and so is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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The older group smoked more, had more strokes and heart attacks and in all ways was inferior , resulting in a skewing of the data.
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There are such names as "galbulus," "amphisarca," and "inferior drupaceous pseudocarps," but these are probably disappearing.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott Elliot
A great bearer, but inferior in quality to the Golden Pippin.
British Pomology | Robert Hogg
It is not correct to say that the Souchong is an inferior tea.
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It is common to see people of the inferior castes travelling parallel to the road, but not daring to go along it.
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One hundred inferior maxillaries began to castanet away like mad.
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British Dictionary definitions for inferior adjective lower in value or quality
lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate
not of the best; mediocre; commonplace
lower in position; situated beneath
(of a plant ovary) enclosed by and fused with the receptacle so that it is situated below the other floral parts
astronomy orbiting or occurring between the sun and the earth an inferior planet ; inferior conjunction lying below the horizon printing (of a character) printed at the foot of an ordinary character, as the 2 in H 2 O
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun an inferior person
printing an inferior character
Derived forms of inferior inferiority (ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ ), noun inferiorly , adverb Word Origin for inferior C15: from Latin: lower, from inferus low
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Words related to inferior lesser, secondary, lousy, substandard, indifferent, mediocre, lower, bottom, less, minus, second, subordinate, subsidiary, peon, menial, junior, minor, junk, lemon, worse
Medical definitions for inferior adj. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank.
Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation.
Second-rate; poor.
Situated below or directed downward.
In human anatomy, situated nearer the soles in relation to a reference point.
Other words from inferior in•fe′ri•or′ i•ty (-ôr′ ĭ-tē ) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.