ALL meanings of inferior
in·fe·ri·or
I i - adjective inferior lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel. 1
- adjective inferior lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base: descending into the inferior regions of the earth. 1
- adjective inferior of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard: an inferior product. 1
- adjective inferior less important, valuable, or worthy: B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds. 1
- adjective inferior acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature. 1
- adjective inferior Botany. situated below some other organ. (of a calyx) inserted below the ovary. (of an ovary) having a superior calyx. 1
- adjective inferior Anatomy. lower in place or position; situated beneath another. toward the feet. Compare superior (def 9). 1
- adjective inferior Astronomy. lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian. 1
- adjective inferior Printing. written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H 2 O; subscript. Compare superior (def 10). 1
- noun inferior a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit. 1
- noun inferior Also called subscript. Printing. a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text. Compare superior (def 12). 1
- noun inferior Lower in rank, status, or quality. 1
- adjective inferior lower in rank 1
- adjective inferior poorer in quality 1
- adjective inferior anatomy: lower 1
- noun inferior person of lower rank 1
- adjective inferior Something that is inferior is not as good as something else. 0
- adjective inferior If one person is regarded as inferior to another, they are regarded as less important because they have less status or ability. 0
- adjective inferior Inferior is also a noun. 0
- adjective inferior lower in value or quality 0
- adjective inferior lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate 0
- adjective inferior not of the best; mediocre; commonplace 0
- adjective inferior lower in position; situated beneath 0
- adjective inferior (of a plant ovary) enclosed by and fused with the receptacle so that it is situated below the other floral parts 0
- adjective inferior orbiting or occurring between the sun and the earth 0
- adjective inferior lying below the horizon 0
- adjective inferior (of a character) printed at the foot of an ordinary character, as the 2 in H2O 0
- noun inferior an inferior person 0
- noun inferior an inferior character 0
- adjective inferior lower in space; placed lower down 0
- adjective inferior low or lower in order, status, rank, etc.; subordinate 0
- adjective inferior lower in quality or value than 0
- adjective inferior poor in quality; below average 0
- adjective inferior located below or directed downward 0
- adjective inferior designating or of planets between the earth and the sun 0
- adjective inferior having the sepals, petals, and stamens attached at the apex 0
- adjective inferior placed below the type line, as 2 in NO2 0
- noun inferior an inferior person or thing 0