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1. (adj.) inferior
low or lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often fol. by to).
2. inferior
low or lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base.
3. inferior
of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard.
4. inferior
Bot.
5. inferior
situated below some other organ.
6. inferior
(of a calyx) inserted below the ovary.
7. inferior
(of an ovary) having a superior calyx.
8. inferior
Anat. (of an organ or part)
9. inferior
lower in place or position; situated beneath another.
10. inferior
being toward the feet.
11. inferior
Astron.
12. inferior
(of a planet) having an orbit within that of the earth, as Mercury and Venus.
13. inferior
(of a conjunction of an inferior planet) taking place between the sun and the earth.
14. inferior
written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H
15. (n.) inferior
a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L, der. of infer(us) lower)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) inferior
one of lesser rank or station or quality
2. (adj) subscript, inferior
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
3. (adj) inferior
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
4. (adj) inferior
of low or inferior quality
5. (adj) subscript, inferior
written or printed below and to one side of another character
6. (adj) inferior
having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
"Mercury and Venus are inferior planets"
7. (adj) inferior
lower than a given reference point
"inferior alveolar artery"
8. (adj) deficient, inferior, substandard
falling short of some prescribed norm
"substandard housing"
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1. (adjective) inferior
≠ superior
of an inferior quality; He had a way of making her feel inferior.; the inferiority of the products
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) inferior
lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath
2. (adj) inferior
poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods
3. (adj) inferior
nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus
4. (adj) inferior
below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian
5. (adj) inferior
situated 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. (adj) inferior
on the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior
7. (adj) inferior
junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer
8. (noun) inferior
a person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another
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Sense: of poor, or poorer, quality etc
This carpet is inferior to that.
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 Afrikaans: minderwaardig |
 Arabic: رَديء، أدنى درجَةً |
 Bulgarian: с лошо качество |
 Brazilian: inferior |
 Czech: horší, podřadnější |
 German: minderwertig |
 Danish: dårligere (end) |
 Greek: κατώτερος, κατώτερης ποιό |
 Spanish: inferior, peor |
 Estonian: (millestki, kellestki) ha |
 Farsi: نامرغوب؛ بنجل |
 Finnish: huonompi |
 French: inférieur à |
 Hebrew: נָחוּת |
 Hindi: घटिया |
 Croatian: donji, niži |
 Hungarian: rosszabb minőségű |
 Indonesian: rendah |
 Icelandic: lægri; lélegur; lélegri |
 Italian: inferiore |
 Japanese: 劣る |
 Korean: 저급한 |
 Lithuanian: blogesnis |
 Latvian: sliktāks; mazvērtīgāks |
 Malay: bermutu rendah |
 Dutch: minderwaardig |
 Norwegian: dårlig(ere) |
 Polish: gorszy |
 Persian: نامرغوب؛ بنجل |
 Pashto: تش لاس ، بيوزلى، اړه ، تن |
 Portuguese: inferior |
 Romanian: inferior |
 Russian: худший (по качеству) |
 Slovak: podradnejší |
 Slovenian: slabši |
 Serbian: inferioran |
 Swedish: sämre, underlägsen |
 Thai: ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐาน |
 Turkish: nitelikçe/değerce daha dü |
 Taiwanese: 次等的 |
 Ukrainian: нижчої якості; гірший |
 Urdu: کمتر |
 Vietnamese: kém hơn |
 Chinese: 劣等的 |
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