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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : in-feer-ee-er
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfɪər i ər



Definition of inferior

Origin :
  • early 15c., of land, "low, lower," from Latin inferior "lower, further down" (also used figuratively), comparative of inferus (adj.) "that is below or beneath," from infra "below" (see infra-). Meaning "lower in degree, rank, or importance" is from 1530s; also in an absolute sense, "of low quality or rank."
  • adj less in rank, importance
  • adj poor, second-rate
  • noun person of lesser rank, importance
Example sentences :
  • With his inferior he will not be intimate, nor towards him will he be "proudly condescending."
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • English cooking is inferior to French cooking: English organisation is inferior to German organisation.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • His friend passes for an inferior officer; upon a footing of freedom with him.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Use no flour but the best superfine; if the flour is of inferior.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The inferior clergy were by no means so lenient as the Bishop.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • There is the beginning of the rule of the superior over the inferior, bound to obey.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • And he tells you that the earth south of the Equator makes the inferior man.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • That the solid, unindented Southern Africa makes the inferior man.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • And that lurking vanity of the inferior to lessen his own inferiority did the rest.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • I do not say that they need be inferior; I say that they are opposite in method.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

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