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Inferior

/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/

A person of lower stature to another

📖 Definitions of "Inferior"

noun
  1. 1

    A person of lower stature to another

    "As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want."

adjective
  1. 1

    Of lower quality

    "Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades."

  2. 2

    Of lower rank

    "an inferior officer"

  3. 3

    Located below

  4. 4

    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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