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Vinony

inferior

adjective

  1. lesser in some way
  2. lower than a given reference point; spacially lower
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noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/ / /ɪnˈfɪːɹɪjə/ / /ɪnˈfɪɹ.i.ɚ/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).

  1. Lower in rank, status, or quality.

    “Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.”

    “The pathological liar was morally inferior to his much nicer constituents.”

  2. Lower in rank, status, or quality.

    “an inferior officer”

    “Due to the internet issue, the system generates an inferior audio file.”

  3. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
  4. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
  5. Located below:
  6. Located below:
  7. Located below:
  8. Located below:
  9. Located below:

    “an inferior figure or letter”

  10. Located below:

    “the inferior part of a meridian”

  11. Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.

    “the inferior or interior planets”

    “an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus”

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).

  1. A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.

    “,”

    “As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want.”

  2. An inferior letter, figure, or symbol.