inferior

Meaning

1. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
2. Lower in rank, status, or quality.
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:
10. Located below:
11. Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.

of poor quality

low level

nervous

second best

be second to none

humble position

low-class person

of inferior quality

low ranker

poorly made

not better

not the best

placed beneath

lower-ranking

posterior subordinate

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/

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

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