inferior

[US]/ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/
[UK]/ɪnˈfɪriər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lower-ranking, lower-quality; worse; feeling or showing a lack of self-worth
n. an item of lower quality; someone of lower rank

Phrases & Collocations

inferior quality

inferior performance

inferior product

inferior materials

inferior in

inferior vena cava

inferior products

inferior coal

Example Sentences

Mercury is an inferior planet.

Captain is an inferior rank to major.

an inferior court (of law)

goods inferior to sample

His work is inferior to mine.

They sell inferior goods at that store.

The house is inferior to what I expected.

inferior craft; felt inferior to his older sibling.

beers are foisted on a public unaware of their inferior ingredients.

ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum.

a synthetic fabric. Anersatz product is a transparently inferior imitation:

No inferior products should be allowed to pass.

I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.

I’m your inferior in manual dexterity.

schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country.

Objective To evaluate inferior oblique muscle myectomy in the management of superior oblique muscle palsy.

Inferior equipment was precisely the reason some hikers refused to continue the climb.

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