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adjective
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.
EXPANDacting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature.
6.
Botany.
a.
situated below some other organ.
b.
(of a calyx) inserted below the ovary.
c.
(of an ovary) having a superior calyx.
7.
Anatomy. (of an organ or part)
a.
lower in place or position; situated beneath another.
b.
toward the feet. Compare superior (def. 9).
8.
Astronomy. lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian.
9.
COLLAPSEnoun
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).
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Inferiority
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to infer(us) lower (compare under) + -ior comparative suffix
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin, equivalent to infer(us) lower (compare under) + -ior comparative suffix
Related forms
in·fe·ri·or·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·fe·ri·or, adjective
sub·in·fe·ri·or, adjective
Synonyms
3. mediocre, low-quality, second-rate.
3. mediocre, low-quality, second-rate.
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Example Sentences
- Eddie's deficiency as a tragic character is not a matter of social inferiority.
- Clear inferiority and limited education and experience for starters.
- Welsh suffered from the same inferiority complex but managed to overcome it.
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