inferior

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭnfîrēər
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfɪə.ri.ə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ/

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Adjective

Positive inferior

Comparative more inferior

Superlative most inferior

1. If something is inferior, it is not very good.

   Even with her good grades, she often felt inferior to the other students.

   The quality of the sound is clearly inferior.

   Nobody wants to buy an inferior product.

2. If ${\displaystyle x}$ is inferior to ${\displaystyle y}$, ${\displaystyle x}$ is under ${\displaystyle y}$.

   His skills are inferior to mine.

Noun

Singular inferior

Plural inferiors

1. (countable) An inferior of ${\displaystyle x}$ is something or someone that is inferior to ${\displaystyle x}$.

Antonyms

• superior