Adjective

(en adjective)

of lower quality

Anna had always felt inferior to her brother due to poor school grades.

* Dryden

Whether they are equal or inferior to my other poems, an author is the most improper judge.

of lower rank

an inferior officer

located below

# (typography) Printed in subscript.

an inferior figure or letter

(botany) Situated below some other organ; said of a calyx when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior calyx.

(botany) On the side of a flower which is next to the bract; anterior.

(astronomy) Nearer to the Sun than the Earth is.

the inferior''' or interior planets; an '''inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus

(astronomy) Below the horizon.

the inferior part of a meridian

Adjective

(en adjective)

More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 29, author=Kevin Mitchell, work=the Guardian

, title= Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau , passage=The elimination of Federer after Nadal's loss to Lukas Rosol would have created mild panic among the fans of these gloriously gifted but now clearly vulnerable geniuses. }}

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Mark Tran

, volume=189, issue=6, page=1, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Denied an education by war , passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools

(computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.