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| 1. | [ adjective ] of or characteristic of low rank or importance | |
| Related terms: | superior humble less middle-level middle-level outclassed indifferent low-level low low subordinate | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of low or inferior quality | |
| Related terms: | superior mediocre deplorable bum low-grade coarsened second-class utility commercial cardboard less bad cheapjack ropey scrawny third-rate coarse bush base worst quality | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] inferior in rank or status | |
| Synonyms: | lower lowly junior-grade subordinate petty subaltern secondary lower-ranking | |
| Examples: | "the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary" |
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| Related terms: | junior | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] inferior in rank or status | |
| Synonyms: | lower lowly junior-grade subordinate petty subaltern secondary lower-ranking | |
| Examples: | "the junior faculty" "a lowly corporal" "petty officialdom" "a subordinate functionary" |
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| Related terms: | junior | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] falling short of some prescribed norm | |
| Synonyms: | substandard deficient | |
| Examples: | "substandard housing" |
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| Related terms: | nonstandard | |
| 6. | [ noun ] one of lesser rank or station or quality | |
| Related terms: | superior follower | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] (printing) written or printed below and to one side of another character | |
| Synonyms: | subscript | |
| Related terms: | superscript adscript printing | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (anatomy) lower than a given reference point | |
| Examples: | "inferior alveolar artery" |
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| Related terms: | anatomy bottom | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] (astronomy) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit | |
| Examples: | "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets" |
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| Related terms: | superior astronomy | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character | |
| Synonyms: | subscript | |
| Related terms: | superscript character | |
| Similar spelling: |
inferiority infer inferno infernal in_front inversion infertile inference in-person in_person in_for infernally invert infertility inferential in_front_of inverse infringe inebriation in_force in_brief |
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