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   inferior

   /ɪnˈfɪərɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. lower in rank, status, or quality: "schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country" Similar lower in statuslessersecond-classsecond-fiddleminorsubservientlowlyhumblemenialnot very importantnot so importantbelow someonebeneath someoneunder someone's heellower-rankinglower in ranksubordinatejuniorsecondarysubsidiaryancillaryOpposite superiorsenior
   • ▪ of low standard or quality: "inferior goods" Similar second-ratesubstandardlow-qualitylow-gradedownmarketindifferentmediocreunsatisfactoryshoddyshabbydeficientflawedimperfectunsoundpoorbadawfuldreadfuldisagreeabledeplorablewretchedleaving much to be desiredinformal:grottycrummydirerottenlousythird-rategodawfulnot up to muchnot up to snuffthe pitsduffrubbishropypantsa load of pantspoxyfarkakteOpposite first-ratehigh quality
   • ▪ (of a court or tribunal) susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
   • ▪ denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.
   • 2. low or lower in position: "ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum"
   • ▪ (of the ovary of a flower) situated below the sepals and enclosed in the receptacle.
   • 3. (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line.

   noun

   • 1. a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability: "her social and intellectual inferiors"
   • 2. an inferior letter, figure, or symbol.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in inferior (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFERIOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ɪnˈfɪə.ri.ə r/ us / ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ / Add to word list. C1. not good, or not as good as someone or something else: inferior to These products are inferior to those we bought last year. She cited cases in which women had received inferior healthcare.

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   The meaning of INFERIOR is of little or less importance, value, or merit. How to use inferior in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFERIOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ / uk / ɪnˈfɪə.ri.ə r/ Add to word list. C1. not good, or not as good as someone or something else: inferior to These products are inferior to those we bought last year. She cited cases in which women had received inferior healthcare.

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   Inferior most commonly means lesser or lower in quality or worth. Inferior is commonly applied to things that are considered not as good as other similar things, especially products. However, inferior is also used to describe how some people are treated as lesser than others.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinferior adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   not good or not as good as somebody/something else. inferior to somebody/something Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past. His later work was vastly inferior to his early work. These later paintings are slightly inferior in value.

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   You might call something inferior if its quality isn't as good as another, comparable thing, like that kite that you can't get to fly no matter how fast you run back and forth while your friend's kite soars overhead.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › inferiorInferior - definition of inferior by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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   adjective. lower in value or quality. lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate. not of the best; mediocre; commonplace. lower in position; situated beneath.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryINFERIOR - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    Definitions of 'inferior' 1. Something that is inferior is not as good as something else. [...] 2. If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability. [...] More. Synonyms of 'inferior' • lower, junior, minor [...] • substandard, bad, poor [...]

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of inferior – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    INFERIOR definition: 1. not good, or not as good as someone or something else: 2. the fact of not being as good as…. Learn more.