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Meaning of inferior

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

inferior

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə//ɪnˈfɪ(ə)ɹiɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A person of lower stature to another

    Example: As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want.

    Antonyms:superior

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of lower quality

    Example: Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.

  2. Of lower rank

    Example: an inferior officer

  3. Located below

  4. Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.