inferior Definition

inferior
adj

1. Poor or poorer in quality.

Thesaurus: low-quality, mediocre, low-grade, poor, substandard, worse, lesser, bad.
2. Low or lower in value, rank or status.

Thesaurus: low-ranking, subordinate, humble, unworthy, menial, secondary, minor; Antonym: superior.
3. Low or lower in position.
4. Said of letters or figures: printed or written slightly below the line.
5. Said of a planet: revolving within the Earth's orbit; nearer the Sun than the Earth is.

noun

1. Someone or something which is inferior.

Thesaurus: subordinate, underling, junior, minion, menial; Antonym: superior.

Derivative: inferiority
noun

The state of being poor or poorer in quality.
Thesaurus: deficiency, inadequacy, shoddiness, worthlessness, imperfection, mediocrity.

The state of being low or lower in value, rank or status.
Thesaurus: subordination, lowliness, subservience, unworthiness, humbleness; Antonym: superiority.

Etymology: 15c: Latin, meaning ‘lower'.

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Remember that inferior does not behave like better, worse and the other comparative adjectives. It is followed by to not than.