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inferior
noun
1 inferior
One of lesser rank or station or quality.
Dutch: mindere, ondergeschikte, onderhorige
2 inferior
A character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character.
synonym: subscript.
Polish: subskrypt
adjective
1 inferior
Of or characteristic of low rank or importance.
2 inferior
Of low or inferior quality.
3 inferior
Written or printed below and to one side of another character.
synonym: subscript.
4 inferior
Having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit.
5 inferior
Lower than a given reference point.
6 inferior
Falling short of some prescribed norm.
synonyms: deficient, substandard.
Roget 651:
imperfect;
not perfect
etc.
650;
deficient,
defective;
faulty,
unsound,
tainted;
out of order,
out of tune;
cracked,
leaky;
sprung;
warped
etc.
(distort)
243;
lame;
injured
etc.
(deteriorated)
659;
peccant
etc.
(bad)
649;
frail
etc.
(weak)
160;
inadequate
etc.
(insufficient)
640;
crude
etc.
(unprepared)
674;
incomplete
etc.
53;
found wanting;
below par;
short-handed;
below its full strength,
under its full strength,
below its full complement.
indifferent,
middling,
ordinary,
mediocre;
average
etc.
29;
so-so;
coucicouci,
milk and water;
tolerable,
fair,
passable;
pretty well,
pretty good;
rather good,
moderately good;
good;
good enough,
well enough,
adequate;
decent;
not bad,
not amiss;
inobjectionable†,
unobjectionable,
admissible,
bearable,
only better than nothing.
secondary,
inferior;
second-rate,
second-best;
one-horse [U.S.].
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Roget 34:
inferior,
smaller;
small
etc.
32;
minor,
less,
lesser,
deficient,
minus,
lower,
subordinate,
secondary;
secondrate
etc.
(imperfect)
651;
sub,
subaltern;
thrown into the shade;
weighed in the balance and found wanting;
not fit to hold a candle to,
can't hold a candle to.
least,
smallest
etc.
(little)
(small)
etc.
193;
lowest.
diminished
etc.
(decreased)
36;
reduced
etc.
(contracted)
195;
unimportant
etc.
643.
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