inferior
/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/
noun/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/
/ɪnˈfɪ(ə)ɹiɚ/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A person of lower stature to another
“As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want.”
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Meaning 2 · adjective
Of lower quality
“Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.”
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Meaning 3 · adjective
Of lower rank
“an inferior officer”
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Located below
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Meaning 5 · adjective
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.
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Meaning 6 · adjective
On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
“the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus”
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Below the horizon.
“the inferior part of a meridian”
How this word is used
- Everyday “As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want.”
- Everyday “Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.”
- General “an inferior officer”
- General “the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus”
- General “the inferior part of a meridian”
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