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Definition of inferior

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
one of lesser rank or station or quality
inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
of low or inferior quality
having an orbit between the sun and the Earth''s orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets"
written or printed below and to one side of another character
lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery"

Similar Words: subscript, junior-grade, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern, subordinate, deficient, substandard

See Also: low, subordinate, low-level, worst

Attributes: quality, caliber, calibre

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