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Inferior

see synonyms of inferior

Noun

1. inferior

one of lesser rank or station or quality

2. inferior, subscript

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

Adjective

3. inferior

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

4. inferior

of low or inferior quality

5. inferior, subscript

written or printed below and to one side of another character

6. inferior

having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit

Example Sentences:
'Mercury and Venus are inferior planets'

7. inferior

lower than a given reference point

Example Sentences:
'inferior alveolar artery'

8. deficient, inferior, substandard

falling short of some prescribed norm

Example Sentences:
'substandard housing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Inferior

see synonyms of inferior
adjective
1. 
lower in value or quality
2. 
lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate
3. 
not of the best; mediocre; commonplace
4. 
lower in position; situated beneath
5. 
(of a plant ovary) enclosed by and fused with the receptacle so that it is situated below the other floral parts
6. astronomy
a. 
orbiting or occurring between the sun and the earth
an inferior planet
inferior conjunction
b. 
lying below the horizon
7. printing
(of a character) printed at the foot of an ordinary character, as the 2 in H2O
noun
8. 
an inferior person
9. printing
an inferior character

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Inferior

see synonyms of inferior
adjective
1. 
lower in space; placed lower down
2. 
low or lower in order, status, rank, etc.; subordinate
3. 
lower in quality or value than
with to
4. 
poor in quality; below average
5.  Anatomy
located below or directed downward
6.  Astronomy
designating or of planets between the earth and the sun
7.  Botany
having the sepals, petals, and stamens attached at the apex
said of the ovary of an epigynous flower
8.  Printing
placed below the type line, as 2 in NO2
noun
9. 
an inferior person or thing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Inferior

see synonyms of inferior
adj.
1. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank: Captain is an inferior rank to major.
2.
a. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation: inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling.
b. Second-rate; poor: an inferior translation.
3. Situated under or beneath.
4. Botany Located below the perianth and other floral parts. Used of an ovary.
5. Anatomy Located beneath or directed downward.
6. Printing Set below the normal line of type; subscript.
7. Astronomy
a. Orbiting between Earth and the sun: Mercury is an inferior planet.
b. Lying below the horizon.
n.
1. A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
2. Printing An inferior character, such as the number 2 in CO2.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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