inferior

[ in-feer-ee-er ]

/ ɪnˈfɪər i ər /

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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 H2O; subscript. Compare superior(def 10).

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

1400–50; late Middle English < 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

Example sentences from the Web for inferiority

Lana told Duggan that his behavior merely proved American inferiority and ushered “the superior athlete Rusev” to the ring.

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Well, there you have it: The thing we hate most of all is breeding anyone, or anything, for lives of inferiority.

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“We have to get rid of our inferiority complex and free ourselves from the West,” he declared.

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I suppose it is inferiority complex yet some of the best books in English are translations.

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Such a move will acknowledge its rising power and mollify its inferiority complex.

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He no longer felt a dim animosity and inferiority in his presence.

Flappers and Philosophers |F. Scott Fitzgerald
Let him have but the wit to say so, and not let him feel the admission a proof of inferiority.

The Mind of the Artist |Various
Superiority or inferiority exists only before the tribunal of men, not before that of Providence.

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The Pholade, tries in his stony retreat, to imitate the arts of the oursins, but with what inferiority!

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Implicit obedience is the watchword of the lodge with them, and they are constantly taught to appreciate their inferiority of sex.

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British Dictionary definitions for inferiority

inferior

/ (ɪnˈfɪərɪə) /

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 earthan 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

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

Medical definitions for inferiority

inferior

[ ĭn-fîr′ē-ər ]

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.

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