inferior en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈfɪɹ.i.ɚ/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈfi.ɾe.əɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ɪnˈfɪːɹɪjə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- ĭnfîrēər
- (General-American) audio
- /ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnˈfɛːɹi.ə/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
- /ɪnˈfiə.ɹi.ə/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).
Meanings
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(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
The pathological liar was morally inferior to his much nicer constituents.
Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge.
1700, [John] Dryden, “Preface”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality. ▸ Of low rank, standard or quality.
an inferior officer
Due to the internet issue, the system generates an inferior audio file.
She detests visiting inferior places.
- (with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality. ▸ (of a court or tribunal) Susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
- (with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality. ▸ Denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.
- Located below: ▸ Situated further below (another part of the body), a direction that in humans corresponds to caudad.
- Located below: ▸ Situated in a relatively low posterior or ventral position in a quadrupedal body.
- Located below: ▸ 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).
- Located below: ▸ On the side of a flower which is next to the bract.
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Located below: ▸ Printed in subscript.
an inferior figure or letter
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Located below: ▸ Below the horizon.
the inferior part of a meridian
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Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.
the inferior or interior planets
an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inferiour | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most inferior | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inferior | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
utmost · major · supreme · paramount · noninferior · preeminent · superior · greater · preeminent · vaulting · greater · ferior · greater · greater · higher · crowning · major · higher · superior · preeminent · utmost · utmost · higher · foremost · equivalent · vaulting · crowning · major · superior · major · ferior · ferior · vaulting · utmost · superior · higher · supreme · paramount · ferior · paramount · superior · vaulting · paramount · foremost · foremost · supreme · crowning · crowning · supreme · foremost · preeminent
Deriveds
inferior alveolar nerve · Inferior · posterior inferior cerebellar artery · inferior orbital fissure · inferior oblique muscle · inferior cervical ganglion · inferiormost · inferior vena cava · obliquus oculi inferior · inferior good · inferior hypophyseal artery · inferior turbinate bone · inferior turbinate · inferior alveolar artery · inferior colliculus · superoinferior · inferior sagittal sinus · inferior oblique · inferior planet · infero- · inferior concha · inferiorly · inferior dental artery · inferior ganglion · inferior laryngeal nerve · inferior nasal concha · Lake Inferior · inferior thyroid artery · inferiorness · inferior rectus · anterior inferior cerebellar artery · inferior mesenteric artery · inferior laryngeal artery · Peover Inferior · lateroinferior · noninferior · inferiorization · septoinferior · inferiority · posteroinferior · inferior court · inferior petrosal sinus · inferiorize · anteroinferior · inferior pharyngeal constrictor
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
low-quality · below average · inferiormost · subnormal · substandard
Relateds
Wish.com · limit inferior · Poundland · dollar-store · Armenia Inferior · Tesco Value
Synonyms
shit · shitawful · craptastic · BTEC · low-grade · crapalicious · peak · cheap · inelegant · crappy · crappy · crappo · cheapshit · deityforsaken · slim · cheesy · awful · pathetic · dismal · below par · inferior · lousy · suckworthy · base · nonsuperior · made in China · awful · corny · low-quality · cruddy · gash · god-awful · woeful · inadequate · one-star · BTEC · horrific · craptabulous · sad · horrible · hideous · cullionly · naff · pound-shop · crap · substandard · mid · wack · rubbish · shite · wretched · pathetic · coffee-and · shoddy · piss-poor · dire · crapperific · lousy · horrendous · rotten · anterior · inferior · ordinary · chronic · garbage · craptacular · drecky · scrubby · dogshit · rubbish · sloppy · trash · hopeless · abysmal · intolerable · odious · crap · ass · dogwater · schlocky · fourth-rate · poor · pound-shop · horrid · less than · negative · streets behind · hellish · bad · crummy · incompetent · ticky-tacky · dreadful · cheap and nasty · terrible · low-rent · second-rate · poor man's · crummy · second best · low-grade · subpar · unfavorable · low-rent · naughty · poor man's · fourth-rate · fifth-rate · sucky · lackluster · ticky-tacky · inferior · under par · ropy · cheapie · foul · low · slight · rinky-dink · bottom-shelf · shitty · daddocky · slazy · horrible · chintzy · disagreeable · punk · loathsome · subpar · tenth-rate · godawful · atrocious · tin-pot · miserable · bum · trashy · sixth-rate · bad · third-rate · shitty · coarse · flimsy
Translations (84)
fi huono (of lower quality) · ja 劣る (of lower quality) · el κατώτερος (of lower rank) · nb mindreverdig (of lower rank) · fi huonompi (of lower quality) · fi alempi (located below) · ja 下賎な (of lower rank) · fi alempiarvoinen (of lower rank) · de untergeordnet (of lower rank) · sv underordnad (of lower rank) · ru ху́дший (of lower quality) · uk гірший (of lower quality) · ba кәм (of lower quality) · bg по-нисш (of lower rank) · el κάτω (located below) · sv undermålig (of lower quality) · es inferior (of lower rank) · ru ни́зший (of lower rank) · ota آشاغی (of lower quality) · hy ստորին (located below) · ru подчинённый (of lower rank) · cs méněcenný (of lower rank) · nl ondergeschikt (of lower rank) · ka დამორჩილებული (of lower rank) · nl inferieur (of lower quality) · wa dizotrin (located below) · wa dizotrin (of lower rank) · tr uyuz (of lower quality) · nn mindreverdig (of lower rank) · pl pośledni (of lower quality) · la secundārius (of lower quality) · eo malsupra (of lower rank) · ja 下級の (of lower rank) · bg долен (located below) · nl lager (located below) · nl inferieur (of lower rank) · de nachgeordnet (of lower rank) · ba ҡайтыш (of lower quality) · de unterlegen (of lower rank) · cmn 低劣 (of lower quality) · fr inférieur (of lower rank) · es inferior (located below) · fi alempi (of lower rank) · gl inferior (of lower quality) · gl inferior (located below) · pt inferior (of lower quality) · es inferior (of lower quality) · bg нискокачествен (of lower quality) · de tiefer (located below) · tr aşağı derecede olan (of lower quality) · ka დაქვემდებარებული (of lower rank) · bho नीच (of lower quality) · uk підлеглий (of lower rank) · gl inferior (of lower rank) · fr inférieur (located below) · fi kehno (of lower quality) · ota آشاغی (located below) · es malmatado (of lower rank) · hi अधोमानक (of lower quality) · nl minderwaardig (of lower quality) · it inferiore (of lower quality) · ja 賎しい (of lower rank) · uk нижній (located below) · bg подчинен (of lower rank) · it inferiore (located below) · sa अनार्य (of lower quality) · ro inferior (of lower quality) · pl podrzędny (of lower quality) · fi alhaisempi (located below) · ru ни́жний (located below) · ka დაბალხარისხიანი (of lower quality) · ro inferior (of lower rank) · cs podřadný (of lower quality) · ka დაბალხარისხოვანი (of lower quality) · am የበታች (of lower rank) · ota آشاغی (of lower rank) · da underordnet (of lower rank) · ru мла́дший (of lower rank) · ka ქვედა (located below) · it inferiore (of lower rank) · cmn 低賤 /低贱 (of lower rank) · ro inferior (located below) · hi नीच (of lower quality) · ru нижестоя́щий (of lower rank)