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Inf.

adjective

Definitions

1.adjectiveOf lower quality
"Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades."
2.adjectiveOf lower rank
"an inferior officer"
3.adjectiveLocated below
4.adjectiveSituated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.
5.adjectiveOn the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
6.adjectiveNearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
"the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus"
7.adjectiveBelow the horizon.
"the inferior part of a meridian"
8.noun(grammar) the infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood)
9.noun(grammar) A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.
10.noun(grammar) A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.
11.adjectiveNot formal or ceremonious.
"an informal get-together"
12.adjectiveNot in accord with the usual regulations.
"an informal agreement"
13.adjectiveSuited for everyday use.
"informal clothes"
14.adjective(of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
15.adjectiveNot organized; not structured or planned.

Synonyms

colloquialcasualunofficialdivcontr.intr.impfmasc.loc.colloq.adv.fem.

Antonyms

superiorformal
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