inferior — meaning in English
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English meaning
- inferior adj Lower in rank, quality, or importance than something or someone else.
- lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
- marginal adj Located at or near an edge or border.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- nether adj Lower, or situated beneath something else; often used in old or formal phrasing.
- subpar adj Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.
Senses
inferior is used for these senses in English:
- inferior A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.
- lower Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
- lowermost lowest
- marginal Of a value, or having a characteristic that is of a value, that is close to being unacceptable or leading to exclusion from a group or category.
- marginal (politics, chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.
- mean Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- nether Lower; under.
- subpar Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.
inferior — full definition
- adj Lower in rank, quality, or importance than something or someone else.
- adj Situated lower down, especially in anatomy — closer to the feet than another part.
- noun A person ranked or regarded as lower in status or ability.
lower — full definition
- verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
- verb To bring down in dignity or status; to demean.