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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inferior, the comparative of infra, meaning "low"

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-inferior.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪ�ri�(r)

Adjective
en-adj

1. of lower quality

#: Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.

1. of lower rank
2. located below
3. In botany, inside the flower stalk below the petals. Said of an ovary.

Noun
en-noun

1. a person of lower stature to another

Antonyms
superior

Translations
Chinese: �� (xiadeng)
Dutch: inferieur
Finnish: alempi, alempiarvoinen
French: inférieur
German: minderwertig
Greek: κα���ε�ο� (katóteros)
Italian: inferiore
Japanese: ��� (ototta)
Korean: ��� (yeoldeunghan)
Latin: inferior m/f, inferius n
Russian: пло�он�ко (plokhon'ko)
Spanish: inferior s, inferiores p

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• 2007-11-08 22:58 - AutoFormat - gender -''singular'', inferiores ''plural'' +{{s}}, inferiores {{p}}

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