inferior

«inferior» in Mova's school dictionary: not as good as something else, or of poor quality — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (inferior); noun (an inferior, inferiors)

meaning for a pupil

1) Inferior means not as good as something else, or of poor quality. tree →

2) Inferior means lower in rank or position. tree →

3) An inferior is a person of lower rank than someone, such as a junior worker. tree →

4) (science, anatomy) Inferior means lower down in the body: the inferior vena cava carries blood from the lower body. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is used for cheap or badly made things: «inferior goods». In stories and history it shows unfairness when people are treated as inferior because of who they are, which is wrong. In science it appears in body names. Phrases: «inferior to», «feel inferior», «inferiority complex», «of inferior quality».

examples

• This plastic toy is inferior to the wooden one. tree →
• Nobody should be treated as inferior because of their skin colour. tree →
• The shop sold inferior shoes that fell apart in a week. tree →
• He felt inferior next to his clever older sister. tree →
• In the army an officer gives orders to inferiors. tree →
• The copy was of inferior quality to the original painting. tree →
• They were socially inferior to him. tree →

note

Use «inferior to», not «inferior than». Opposite: «superior». It is already a comparison, so do not say «more inferior». The noun «inferiority» means the state of being inferior. Calling a person inferior is hurtful.

In the corpora

• What ye know, do I know also; I am not inferior unto you.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inferior» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.