inferior

  • 21inferior — I UK [ɪnˈfɪərɪə(r)] / US [ɪnˈfɪrɪər] adjective * 1) not as good as someone or something else It produces photographs of inferior quality. inferior to: This design is inferior to the one the German company proposed. an inferior student a) if… …

    English dictionary

  • 22inferior — in|fe|ri|or1 [ınˈfıəriə US ˈfıriər] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: lower , from inferus below ] 1.) not good, or not as good as someone or something else ≠ ↑superior ▪ I felt very inferior among all those academics. ▪ wine of inferior… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23inferior — in|fe|ri|or1 [ ın fıriər ] adjective * 1. ) not as good as something else: It produces photographs of inferior quality. inferior to: This design is inferior to the one the German company proposed. a ) if something is inferior, its quality is not… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24inferior — [[t]ɪnfɪ͟əriə(r)[/t]] inferiors 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n Something that is inferior is not as good as something else. The cassettes were of inferior quality... This resulted in overpriced and often inferior products... If children were made to …

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  • 25inferior — adj. 1) inferior in (inferior in rank) 2) inferior to (he felt inferior to them) * * * [ɪn fɪ(ə)rɪə] inferior to (he felt inferior to them) inferior in (inferior in rank) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26inferior — inferiority /in fear ee awr i tee, or /, n. inferiorly, adv. /in fear ee euhr/, adj. 1. lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often fol. by to): a rank inferior to colonel. 2. lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base:… …

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  • 27inferior — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ intellectual, social VERB + INFERIOR ▪ consider sb ▪ She considered everyone her intellectual inferior. {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28inferior — (adj) (Básico) que se halla en la parte baja o debajo de algo Ejemplos: En la parte inferior del asiento pueden encontrar el chaleco salvavidas. El agua llega hasta el piso inferior. Sinónimos: bajo (adj) (Básico) que es menor en algo que otra… …

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  • 29inferior — {{11}}inferior (adj.) early 15c., of land, low, lower, from L. inferior lower, further down (also used figuratively), comparative of inferus (adj.) that is below or beneath, from infra below (see INFRA (Cf. infra )). Meaning lower in degree, rank …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 30inferior — /ɪnˈfɪəriə / (say in fearreeuh) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by to) lower in station, rank, or degree. 2. of comparatively low grade; poor in quality: an inferior brand. 3. less important, valuable, or excellent: an inferior worker. 4. lower… …