inferior

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun one of lesser rank or station or quality
noun a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
adjective of or characteristic of low rank or importance

Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).

"No inferior talent permitted," agreed Addie. — For the Sake of the School, Angela Brazil
Inferior Pangerans would of course partake likewise. — The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: For the Suppression of Piracy, Henry, Sir Keppel
I admit that the black man is inferior. — Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann) Jacobs

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