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Inferior

noun
/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/
Word Frequency: 15.5

Definitions

1.nounA person of lower stature to another
"As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want."
2.adjectiveOf lower quality
"Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades."
3.adjectiveOf lower rank
"an inferior officer"
4.adjectiveLocated below
5.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.
6.adjectiveOn the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
7.adjectiveNearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
"the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus"
8.adjectiveBelow the horizon.
"the inferior part of a meridian"

Synonyms

substandardlow-gradelowlylow-levelpettythird-ratesecond-classshoddypoorsmallexecrablemediocre

Antonyms

superior

Rhymes With

ulterioranteriorexteriorcheeriermother superiorweariereerierpars anterior
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