superiorly


su·pe·ri·or

S0898600 (so͝o-pîr′ē-ər)adj.1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer.2. Of a higher nature or kind.3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops.5. Presuming to be or suggesting that one is morally or socially better than others; disdainful or supercilious.6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune: "Trust magnates were superior to law" (Gustavus Myers).7. Located higher than another; upper.8. Botany Inserted or situated above the perianth. Used of an ovary.9. Printing Set above the main line of type.10. Logic Of wider or more comprehensive application; generic. Used of a term or proposition.n.1. One that surpasses another in rank or quality.2. Ecclesiastical The head of a religious community, such as a monastery, abbey, or convent.3. Printing A superior character, as the number 2 in x2.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, comparative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots.]
su·pe′ri·or′i·ty (-ôr′ĭ-tē, -ŏr′-) n.su·pe′ri·or·ly adv.