Su·pe·ri·or (s -pîr  - r), Lake The largest and westernmost of the Great Lakes, between the north-central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It was probably first sighted by French explorers in the early 1600s. |
| su·pe·ri·or (s-pîr-r) adj. 1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer. 2. Of a higher nature or kind. 3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary. 4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops. 5. Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit; haughty and supercilious. 6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune: "Trust magnates were superior to law" (Gustavus Myers). 7. Located higher than another; upper. 8. Botany Inserted or situated above the perianth. Used of an ovary. 9. Printing Set above the main line of type. 10. Logic Of wider or more comprehensive application; generic. Used of a term or proposition. n. 1. One that surpasses another in rank or quality. 2. Ecclesiastical The head of a religious community, such as a monastery, abbey, or convent. 3. Printing A superior character, as the number 2 in x2. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, comparative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots.] su·pe  ri·ori·ty (-ôr -t, - r-) n.su·pe ri·or·ly adv. |
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