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UK
/ɪnfˈiəɹɪɐ/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈfɪɹiɝ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈfɪɹiɝ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
Mercury and Venus are inferior planets -
falling short of some prescribed norm
substandard housing - of or characteristic of low rank or importance
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lower than a given reference point
inferior alveolar artery - written or printed below and to one side of another character
- of low or inferior quality
NOUN
- a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
- one of lesser rank or station or quality
How To Use inferior In A Sentence
- The slump in prices was largely attributed to inferior quality tea being produced by various India gardens.
- The inferior gluteal artery also assists in forming the cruciate anastomosis that forms around the neck and greater trochanter of the femur.
- The situation reminds me of the commonly held view that anything ‘local’ is inferior to that from ‘foreign.’
- Simmons and Torre are clearly inferior to the other ten catchers and would rank 11 th and 12 th, respectively, in my book.
- Those who feel inferior constantly sink down within themselves and appear subservient. Why Am I Afraid to be Assertive?
- Objective To explore a proper recording of the unit discharge in auditory nerve and inferior colliculus for the observation of characteristics of response potential.
- Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Infarction: An Unusual Complication of Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery in an Adolescent with Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- All you get are inferior Spanish clementines and Florida tangerines, hard as bricks but not so tasty.
- It is only the inferior and more siliceous beds that are lapidified.
- Omi, "grandee", title, applied to chiefs of conquest, and to subjects holding court office; higher than muraji; inferior title in Temmu's peerage A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
