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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
superior
/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
noun1 of 2
better; higher quality
- “Despite orders from his superior, the soldier did not move.”Tatoeba
- “They had to submit to the superior force of the enemy.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Higher in quality.
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)