of low or lower degree or rank
of little or less importance, value, or merit
situated at a lower position
said of an animal or plant part: situated below, behind, or at the base of another often corresponding part
said of a plant ovary: lying below the petals or sepals
said of a letter or other character: positioned below the line; subscript
said of a planet: nearer the sun than the earth is
inferiority /-ʹoriti/ noun
inferiorly adv
[Middle English from Latin inferior, compar of inferus low]