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Inferior

ɪnˈfɪəriə

Inferior definitions

adjective

Inflections:

inferior

lower in rank, status, or quality

"schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country"

Synonyms:
lower in status lesser second-class second-fiddle minor subservient lowly humble menial not very important not so important below someone beneath someone under someone's heel
- of low standard or quality
  
  "inferior goods"
- (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
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
(of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line

noun

Inflections:

inferior inferiors