inferior

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈfɪriər/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C1
adjective
R

not as good as something else

This product is inferior in quality compared to the other brand.

R

lower in rank or position

The inferior officer must follow orders from superiors.

noun
R

a person who is lower in rank or not as good as others

He treated his coworkers as inferiors, which made them unhappy.

translation

adj. not as good as something else; lower in rank or position
n. a person who is lower in rank or not as good as others

Word Forms

Plural inferiors