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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
inferior
/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/
adjective1 of 2
not as good as something else
- “I think this one is inferior to that in quality.”Tatoeba
- “This novel of his is inferior to the previous one.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
A person of lower stature to another
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)