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inferior
adjective
noun
falling short of some prescribed norm
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ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə
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adjective
falling short of some prescribed norm
“substandard housing”
adjective
of or characteristic of low rank or importance
adjective
of low or inferior quality
adjective
having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
“Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”
adjective
written or printed below and to one side of another character
adjective
lower than a given reference point
“inferior alveolar artery”
noun
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
noun
one of lesser rank or station or quality
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substandard housing
Mercury and Venus are inferior planets
inferior alveolar artery
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