inferior

adjective

/ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/

/ɪnˈfɪriər/

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not good or not as good as somebody/something else
- of inferior quality
- inferior goods
- to make somebody feel inferior
- inferior to somebody/something Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
Extra Examples
- Her obvious popularity made me feel inferior.
- His later work was vastly inferior to his early work.
- These later paintings are slightly inferior in value.
- Women are often regarded as inferior.
- The cracks in the structure were due to the poor-quality materials and inferior workmanship.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- decidedly
- greatly
- markedly
- …
preposition
- in
- to
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[usually before noun] (formal) of lower rank; lower
- an inferior officer
Topics People in societyc2

opposite superior

Word Originlate Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.

inferior

noun

/ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/

/ɪnˈfɪriər/

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a person who is not as good as somebody else; a person who is lower in rank or status
- She considered everyone her intellectual inferior.
Topics People in societyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- intellectual
- social
verb + inferior
- consider somebody
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Word Originlate Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.

单词	inferior
释义	inferior adjective /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/ /ɪnˈfɪriər/ jump to other results not good or not as good as somebody/something else of inferior quality inferior goods to make somebody feel inferior inferior to somebody/something Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past. Extra Examples Her obvious popularity made me feel inferior. His later work was vastly inferior to his early work. These later paintings are slightly inferior in value. Women are often regarded as inferior. The cracks in the structure were due to the poor-quality materials and inferior workmanship. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb decidedly greatly markedly … preposition in to See full entry [usually before noun] (formal) of lower rank; lower an inferior officer Topics People in societyc2 opposite superior Word Originlate Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’. inferior noun /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/ /ɪnˈfɪriər/ jump to other results a person who is not as good as somebody else; a person who is lower in rank or status She considered everyone her intellectual inferior. Topics People in societyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective intellectual social verb + inferior consider somebody See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (originally as an anatomical term meaning ‘in a lower position’): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’.
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