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Inferior (adjective)
of lower quality
“Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.”
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Inferior (adjective)
of lower rank
“an inferior officer”
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Inferior (adjective)
located below
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Inferior (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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Inferior (adjective)
On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.
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Inferior (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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Inferior (adjective)
Below the horizon.
“the inferior part of a meridian”
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Inferior (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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Superior (adjective)
Higher in quality.
“Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn’t constantly make her legs itch.”
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Superior (adjective)
Higher in rank.
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Superior (adjective)
More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
“A genus is superior to a species.”
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Superior (adjective)
Located above.
“the superior jaw; the superior part of an image”
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Superior (adjective)
Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.
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Superior (adjective)
Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
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Superior (adjective)
Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; said of the radicle.
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Superior (adjective)
Greater or better than average; extraordinary.
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Superior (adjective)
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to.
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Superior (adjective)
Of a planet: closer to the Earth than to the sun.
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Superior (noun)
A person of higher rank or quality.
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Superior (noun)
The senior person in a monastic community.
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Inferior (adjective)
lower in rank, status, or quality
“schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country”
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Inferior (adjective)
of low standard or quality
“inferior goods”
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Inferior (adjective)
(of a court or tribunal) susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
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Inferior (adjective)
denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, for example second-hand clothes.
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Inferior (adjective)
low or lower in position
“ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum”
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Inferior (adjective)
(of the ovary of a flower) situated below the sepals and enclosed in the receptacle.
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Inferior (adjective)
(of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line.
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Inferior (noun)
a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability
“her social and intellectual inferiors”
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Inferior (noun)
an inferior letter, figure, or symbol.
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Superior (adjective)
higher in rank, status, or quality
“a superior officer”
“the new model is superior to every other car on the road”
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Superior (adjective)
of high standard or quality
“superior malt whiskies”
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Superior (adjective)
greater in size or power
“deploying superior force”
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Superior (adjective)
above yielding to or being influenced by
“I felt superior to any accusation of anti-Semitism”
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Superior (adjective)
having or showing an overly high opinion of oneself; conceited
“that girl was frightfully superior”
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Superior (adjective)
(of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed above the line.
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Superior (adjective)
further above or out; higher in position.
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Superior (adjective)
(of the ovary of a flower) situated above the sepals and petals.
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Superior (noun)
a person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position
“obeying their superiors’ orders”
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Superior (noun)
the head of a monastery or other religious institution.
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Superior (noun)
a superior letter, figure, or symbol.