Inferior
Definition of Inferior
In`fe´ri`or | a. | 1. | | | 1. | Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath. | | 2. | Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods. | | 3. | (Astron.) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus. | | 4. | (Bot.) Situated below some other organ; - said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx. | | 5. | (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer. | | n. | 1. | A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than another. |
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