inferior
adjective
[ ɪnˈfɪərɪə ]
• lower in rank, status, or quality.
• "schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country"
Similar:
lower in status,
lesser,
second-class,
second-fiddle,
minor,
subservient,
lowly,
humble,
menial,
not very important,
not so important,
below someone,
beneath someone,
under someone's heel,
lower-ranking,
lower in rank,
subordinate,
junior,
secondary,
subsidiary,
ancillary,
• low or lower in position.
• "ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum"
• (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line.
inferior
noun
• a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.
• "her social and intellectual inferiors"
• an inferior letter, figure, or symbol.
Origin:
late Middle English (in inferior (sense 2 of the adjective)): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.
