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inferiority

Roget category 34

1. Words expressing abstract relations
1.3. Quantity
›› 1.3.2. Comparative quantity

#34. Inferiority

noun

inferiority, minority, subordinacyshortcoming, deficiencyminimumsmallness etc. 32imperfectionlower quality, lower worth.
[personal inferiority] commonalty etc. 876.

verb

be inferior etc. adj. — fall short of, come short ofnot pass, not come up towant.
become smaller, render smaller etc. (decrease) 36, (contract) 195hide its diminished head, retire into the shade, yield the palm, play second fiddle, be upstaged, take a back seat.

adjective

inferior, smallersmall etc. 32minor, less, lesser, deficient, minus, lower, subordinate, secondarysecondrate etc. (imperfect) 651sub, subalternthrown into the shadeweighed in the balance and found wantingnot fit to hold a candle to, can't hold a candle to.
least, smallest etc. (little) (small) etc. 193lowest.
diminished etc. (decreased) 36reduced etc. (contracted) 195unimportant etc. 643.

adverb

lessunder the mark, below the mark, below parat the bottom of the scale, at a low ebb, at a disadvantageshort of, under.
3 CHANGES IN QUANTITY

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