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inferior
(/I/n'f/i/r/i//@/r )

adjective (a)

  • of or characteristic of low rank or importance(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    superior
    source: wordnet30
  • of low or inferior quality(adj.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • written or printed below and to one side of another character(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    adscript
    source: wordnet30
  • having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit(adj.all)
    Example:
    Mercury and Venus are inferior planets.
    source: wordnet30
  • Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • one of lesser rank or station or quality(noun.person)
    Antonym:
    higher-up, superior, superordinate
    source: wordnet30
  • a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    subscript
    Antonym:
    superior, superscript
    source: wordnet30
  • A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • lower than a given reference point(adj.all)
    Example:
    Inferior alveolar artery.
    source: wordnet30
  • falling short of some prescribed norm(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    deficient, substandard
    source: wordnet30
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