inferior
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- inferiour (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower, inferior”), the comparative of īnferus (“low, nether, underground”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
inferior (comparative more inferior, superlative most inferior)
- of lower quality
- Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
- of lower rank
- located below
- In botany, inside the flower stalk below the petals. Said of an ovary.
Usage notes [edit]
Inferior and superior are generally followed by to; than is seen sometimes, but is viewed as wrong.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:bad
Antonyms [edit]
Coordinate terms [edit]
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, axial, buccal, cervical, coronal, distal, distobuccal, distofacial, distoincisal, distolingual, facial, gingival, incisal, inferior, labial, lingual, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesiobuccal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiolingual, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
of lower quality
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of lower rank
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inside the flower stalk
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Noun [edit]
inferior (plural inferiors)
- a person of lower stature to another
- As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want.
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
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External links [edit]
- inferior in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- inferior in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- inferior at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
īnferior (comparative of inferus)
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | īnferior | īnferius | īnferiōrēs | īnferiōra | |
| genitive | īnferiōris | īnferiōris | īnferiōrum | īnferiōrum | |
| dative | īnferiōrī | īnferiōrī | īnferiōribus | īnferiōribus | |
| accusative | īnferiōrem | īnferius | īnferiōrēs | īnferiōra | |
| ablative | īnferiōre | īnferiōre | īnferiōribus | īnferiōribus | |
| vocative | īnferior | īnferius | īnferiōrēs | īnferiōra | |
Spanish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
inferior m and f (plural inferiores)