inferior
A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to anotherA person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.
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» This overcoat is inferior to mine in quality.
Dieser Mantel ist im Vergleich zu meinem minderwertiger. — Tamy
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.
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As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want.
подчинённыйpodčinjónnyj
підле́глийpidléhlyj, підле́глаpidléhla
An inferior letter, figure, or symbol.
- one of lesser rank or station or quality
- a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
Examples
53 sentencesThis overcoat is inferior to mine in quality.
deDieser Mantel ist im Vergleich zu meinem minderwertiger. — Tamy
There is no reason for you to feel inferior to anyone.
ruНет причины чувствовать себя ниже других. — joulin
This butter is domestic, but it is in no way inferior to foreign butter.
Tom is not inferior to others.
Тому нічого не бракує. — deniko
My grades were inferior to hers.
deMeine Noten waren schlechter als ihre. — Tamy
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“belBorrowed from Latin īnferior (“lower in situation or place”), comparative of īnferus (“below, underneath”).
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