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inferior [ɪnˈfɪərɪə] adj 1. lower in value or quality 2. lower in rank, position, or status; subordinate 3. not of the best; mediocre; commonplace 4. lower in position; situated beneath 5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant ovary) enclosed by and fused with the receptacle so that it is situated below the other floral parts 6. (Astronomy) Astronomy a. orbiting or occurring between the sun and the earth an inferior planet inferior conjunction b. lying below the horizon 7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing (of a character) printed at the foot of an ordinary character, as the 2 in H2O n
1. an inferior person 2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing an inferior character [from Latin: lower, from inferus low] inferiority [ɪnˌfɪərɪˈɒrɪtɪ] n inferiorly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
inferior adjective 1. lower, junior, minor, secondary, subsidiary, lesser, humble, subordinate, lowly, less important, menial the inferior status of women in many societies lower higher, senior, superior, greater, top 2. substandard, bad, poor, mean, worse, poorer, pants (informal), flawed, rotten, dire, indifferent, duff (Brit. informal), mediocre, second-class, deficient, imperfect, second-rate, shoddy, low-grade, unsound, downmarket, low-rent (informal, chiefly U.S.), for the birds (informal), wretched, two-bit (U.S. & Canad. slang), crappy (slang), no great shakes (informal), poxy (slang), dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), chickenshit (U.S. slang), bush-league (Austral. & N.Z. informal), not much cop (Brit. slang), tinhorn (U.S. slang), half-pie (N.Z. informal), of a sort or of sorts, strictly for the birds (informal) The cassettes were of inferior quality. substandard fine, excellent, first-class Translations inferior [ɪnˈfɪərɪəʳ] A. ADJ 1. (in quality, rank) [person, status, position] → inferior; [product, work, service] → de calidad inferior to feel inferior → sentirse inferior of inferior quality → de calidad inferior to be inferior to sth/sb → ser inferior a algo/algn 2. (Anat, Bot) (= lower) → inferior inferior [ɪnˈfɪəriər] adj [person, quality, status] → inférieur(e) to feel inferior → se sentir inférieur(e) to make sb feel inferior → donner à qn un sentiment d'infériorité to feel inferior to sb → se sentir inférieur(e) à qn to be inferior to → être inférieur(e) à [goods] → de qualité inférieure n (= person of lesser worth) → inférieur(e) m/f to consider sb an inferior → considérer qn comme inférieur(e) (in rank) → subalterne mf inferior adj (in quality) → minderwertig; person → unterlegen; (in rank) → untergeordnet, niedriger; quality → geringer, minderwertig; (Jur) court → untergeordnet; an inferior workman → ein weniger guter Handwerker; to be inferior to something (in quality) → von minderer or geringerer Qualität sein als etw, gegen etw abfallen or nicht ankommen; to be inferior to somebody → jdm unterlegen sein; (in rank) → jdm untergeordnet or nachgestellt sein; he feels inferior → er kommt sich (dat) → unterlegen or minderwertig vor (Typ) inferior letter → tiefstehender Buchstabe (Biol) order, species → niedriger n one’s inferiors (in social standing) → Leute or Personen pl → aus einer niedrigeren Schicht; (in rank) → seine Untergebenen pl inferior [ɪnˈfɪərɪəʳ] 1. adj (in quality, rank) inferior (to) → inferiore (a); (work, goods) → scadente to feel inferior → sentirsi inferiore 2. n → inferiore m/f; (in rank) → subalterno/a inferior [ɪnˈfɪərɪəʳ] 1. adj (in quality, rank) inferior (to) → inferiore (a); (work, goods) → scadente to feel inferior → sentirsi inferiore 2. n → inferiore m/f; (in rank) → subalterno/a adj inferior [inˈfiəriə] (sometimes withto) 1 of poor, or poorer, quality etc This carpet is inferior to that. minderwaardig رَديء، أدنى درجَةً с лошо качество horší, podřadnější dårligere (end) minderwertig κατώτερος, κατώτερης ποιότητας inferior, peor (millestki, kellestki) halvem نامرغوب؛ بنجل huonompi inférieur à נָחוּת घटिया donji, niži rosszabb minőségű rendah lægri; lélegur; lélegri inferiore 劣る 저급한 blogesnis sliktāks; mazvērtīgāks bermutu rendah minderwaardig dårlig(ere) gorszy inferior inferior худший (по качеству) podradnejší slabši inferioran sämre, underlägsen ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐาน nitelikçe/değerce daha düşük 次等的 нижчої якості; гірший کمتر kém hơn 劣等的 2 lower in rank Is a colonel inferior to a brigadier? ondergeskik دون، أدْنى нисш podřízený underordnet niedriger, unterlegen υφιστάμενος, κατώτερος στην ιεραρχία inferior (kellelegi) alluv زیردست alempiarvoinen subalterne זוּטָר छोटा podređen alsóbbrendű lebih rendah lægra settur inferiore 下位の 하위의 žemesnis padots; pakļauts rendah ondergeschikt underordnet niższy inferior subaltern, inferior низший (по званию) podriadený podrejen inferioran lägre i rang, underordnad ด้อยกว่า aşağı, alt 低階的 нижчий; підлеглий نچلے درجے کا thấp hơn về địa vị 下级的 n inˌferiˈority [-ˈo-] minderwaardigheid, ongeskiktheid دونيَّه، حِطَّه، دُنو المنزلَه малоценност podřízenost; podřadnost mindreværd die Minderwertigkeit κατωτερότητα inferioridad alamus پستی؛ دون پایگی alempiarvoisuus infériorité נְחִיתוּת घटियापन, अपकर्ष podređenost alsóbbrendűség lægri staða, minni gæði; vanmáttur inferiorità 劣等 열등 blogesnė kokybė, žemesnė padėtis, nepilnavertiškumas mazvērtīgums; padotība; pakļautība rendah diri minderwaardigheid, ondergeschiktheid mindreverd(ighet) niższość inferioridade inferioritate более низкое качество, звание podriadenosť; podradnosť podrejenost inferiornost underlägsenhet, lägre samhällställning (värde) ความด้อย aşağılık; düşüklük 次等 нижчий ступінь; неповноцінність کمتری sự thua kém 下等 inferior → أَدنى درجة, مرؤوس podřadný, podřízený mindreværdig, underordnet Untergebener, untergeordnet υποδεέστερος, υφιστάμενος inferior alempiarvoinen henkilö, huonompi inférieur inferioran, podređeni inferiore 劣った, 目下の者 손아랫사람, 하위의 inferieur, ondergeschikte underlegen, underordnet niższy, podwładny inferior низший, подчиненный underlägsen, underordnad ด้อยกว่า, ผู้ด้อยกว่า aşağı, ast thua kém, thuộc cấp 下等的, 下级 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| Those of England are known to be no wise inferior to their Greek or Roman predecessors. It matters little if those who are inferior to us in merit should be like us in outside appearances. If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. |
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