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inferior definition
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Grep of noun inferior arteria alveolaris inferior arteria labialis inferior inferior inferior alveolar artery inferior cerebellar artery inferior cerebral vein inferior conjunction inferior court inferior epigastric vein inferior labial artery inferior labial vein inferior mesenteric artery inferior ophthalmic vein inferior planet inferior pulmonary vein inferior rectus inferior rectus muscle inferior thalamostriate vein inferior thyroid vein inferior vena cava inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold inferiority inferiority complex rectus inferior serratus posterior inferior vena epigastrica inferior vena labialis inferior vena pulmanalis inferior venae cerebrum inferior Overview of noun inferior The noun inferior has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inferior -- (one of lesser rank or station or quality) 2. subscript, inferior -- (a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character) Overview of adj inferior The adj inferior has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) inferior -- (of or characteristic of low rank or importance) 2. (1) inferior -- (of low or inferior quality) 3. (1) junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate -- (inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary") 4. subscript, inferior -- ((printing) written or printed below and to one side of another character) 5. inferior -- ((astronomy) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets") 6. inferior -- ((anatomy) lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery") 7. deficient, inferior, substandard -- (falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing") Antonyms of adj inferior 7 senses of inferior Sense 1 inferior (vs. superior) superior (vs. inferior) => arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising => commanding, ranking, top-level, top-ranking => eminent, high => greatest, leading(postnominal), preeminent => high-level, high-ranking, upper-level => majestic, olympian => master(postnominal) => superordinate => upper Sense 2 inferior (vs. superior) superior (vs. inferior) => ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(prenominal) => banner => blue-ribbon(postnominal), select => boss, brag => brilliant, superb => capital => champion => choice, prime(postnominal), prize, quality, select => excellent, first-class, fantabulous => fine, good => gilt-edged => greatest, sterling(postnominal), superlative => high-performance => outstanding => premium => pukka, pucka => shining => top-flight, top-hole, topping => transcendent, surpassing => well-made => supreme Sense 3 junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(postnominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate INDIRECT (VIA junior) -> senior Sense 4 subscript (vs. adscript) (vs. superscript), inferior Sense 5 inferior (vs. superior) superior (vs. inferior) Sense 6 inferior INDIRECT (VIA top bottom) -> side INDIRECT (VIA bottom, side) -> top Sense 7 deficient, inferior, substandard INDIRECT (VIA nonstandard) -> standard Similarity of adj inferior 7 senses of inferior Sense 1 inferior (vs. superior) => humble, low lowly, modest, small => indifferent => less lower => low-level => middle-level => outclassed Also See-> low#2; low#1; subordinate#1, low-level#2 Sense 2 inferior (vs. superior) => bad => base => bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny => cardboard, flimsy => cheapjack, shoddy, tawdry => coarse, common => coarsened => commercial => deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched => less => low-grade => mediocre, poor, second-rate => ropey, ropy => scrawny, scrubby, stunted => second-class => utility(postnominal), utility-grade => third-rate Also See-> worst#1 Sense 3 junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(postnominal), secondary, subaltern, subordinate => junior (vs. senior) Sense 4 subscript (vs. adscript) (vs. superscript), inferior Sense 5 inferior (vs. superior) Sense 6 inferior => bottom(postnominal) (vs. side) (vs. top) Sense 7 deficient, inferior, substandard => nonstandard (vs. standard) Attributes of adj inferior 1 of 7 senses of inferior Sense 2 inferior (vs. superior) => quality, caliber, calibre Familiarity of adj inferior inferior used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj inferior inferior Overview of noun inferior The noun inferior has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. inferior -- (one of lesser rank or station or quality) 2. subscript, inferior -- (a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character) Overview of adj inferior The adj inferior has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) inferior -- (of or characteristic of low rank or importance) 2. (1) inferior -- (of low or inferior quality) 3. (1) junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate -- (inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary") 4. subscript, inferior -- ((printing) written or printed below and to one side of another character) 5. inferior -- ((astronomy) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets") 6. inferior -- ((anatomy) lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery") 7. deficient, inferior, substandard -- (falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing")
inferior definition