Definition of inferior

adjective (a)

• of or characteristic of low rank or importance (adj.all)

  Antonym: superior
  

  source: wordnet30
• of low or inferior quality (adj.all)

  source: wordnet30
• written or printed below and to one side of another character (adj.all)

  Antonym: adscript
  

  source: wordnet30
• having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit (adj.all)

  Example:
  Mercury and Venus are inferior planets.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• one of lesser rank or station or quality (noun.person)

  Antonym: higher-up, superior, superordinate
  

  source: wordnet30
• a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character (noun.communication)

  Synonym: subscript
  Antonym: superior, superscript
  

  source: wordnet30
• A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another. (noun)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• lower than a given reference point (adj.all)

  Example:
  Inferior alveolar artery.
  

  source: wordnet30
• falling short of some prescribed norm (adj.all)

  Synonym: deficient, substandard
  

  source: wordnet30

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