Inferior Definition

ĭn-fîrē-ər
inferiors
adjective
Lower in space; placed lower down.
Webster's New World
Low or lower in order, status, rank, etc.; subordinate.
Webster's New World
Lower in quality or value than.
Webster's New World
Poor in quality; below average.
Webster's New World
Situated under or beneath.
American Heritage
noun
inferiors
An inferior person or thing.
Webster's New World
A person lower in rank, status, or accomplishment than another.
American Heritage
An inferior character, such as the number 2 in CO2.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Inferior

Noun

Singular:
inferior
Plural:
inferiors

Origin of Inferior

  • Middle English from Latin īnferior comparative of īnferus low n̥dher- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower, inferior”), the comparative of īnferus (“low, nether, underground”).

    From Wiktionary

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