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Word entry · 8 letters

inferior

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"Lower in quality"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈfɪə.ɹi.ə/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted efiinorrStarts with IEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Filled answer is this word (INFERIOR).

Definitions

  1. falling short of some prescribed norm

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).

Used in a sentence

  • Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.
  • The pathological liar was morally inferior to his much nicer constituents.
  • Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge.

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