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[ English

[ Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inferior, the comparative of infra, meaning "low"

[ Pronunciation

[ Adjective

inferior (comparative more inferior, superlative most inferior)

Positive
inferior

Comparative
more inferior

Superlative
most inferior
  1. of lower quality
    Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
  2. of lower rank
  3. located below
  4. In botany, inside the flower stalk below the petals. Said of an ovary.
of lower quality
of lower rank
located below
inside the flower stalk

[ Noun

Singular
inferior

Plural
inferiors

inferior (plural inferiors)

  1. a person of lower stature to another

[ Antonyms

[ Translations

person of lower status (noun)
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