English dictionary
inferior
adjectivePronunciation
ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- falling short of some prescribed norm
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
adjective
- written or printed below and to one side of another character
adjective
- lower than a given reference point
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
Example sentences
substandard housing
Mercury and Venus are inferior planets
inferior alveolar artery