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1.
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
2.
above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students.
3.
of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise.
4.
greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers.
5.
EXPANDshowing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others: superior airs.
6.
not yielding or susceptible (usually followed by to): to be superior to temptation.
7.
higher in place or position: We moved our camp to superior ground.
8.
Botany.
a.
situated above some other organ.
b.
(of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary.
c.
(of an ovary) free from the calyx.
9.
Anatomy. (of an organ or part)
a.
higher in place or position; situated above another.
b.
toward the head. Compare inferior (def. 7).
10.
COLLAPSEnoun
11.
one superior to another.
12.
Also called superscript. Printing. a superior letter, number, or symbol. Compare inferior (def. 11).
13.
Ecclesiastical. the head of a monastery, convent, or the like.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin, equivalent to super(us) situated above (adj. derivative of super; see super-) + -ior comparative suffix; see -er4
1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin, equivalent to super(us) situated above (adj. derivative of super; see super-) + -ior comparative suffix; see -er4
Related forms
su·pe·ri·or·ly, adverb
qua·si-su·pe·ri·or, adjective
un·su·pe·ri·or, adjective
un·su·pe·ri·or·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. excellent, distinguished, unrivaled, first-rate, matchless. 5. haughty, arrogant, snobbish.
2. excellent, distinguished, unrivaled, first-rate, matchless. 5. haughty, arrogant, snobbish.
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superior
late 14c., "higher in position," from O.Fr. superior, from L. superiorem (nom. superior) "higher," comparative of superus "situated above, upper," from super "above, over" (see super-). Meaning "higher in rank or dignity" is attested from late 15c.; sense of "of a higher
EXPAND nature or character" is attested from 1530s. Noun meaning "person of higher rank" is attested from late 15c.
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superior su·pe·ri·or (s&oobreve;-pēr'ē-ər)
adj.
Higher than another in rank, station, or authority.
Situated above or directed upward.
Situated nearer the top of the head.
su·pe'ri·or·ly adv.
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