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

(er)

Not large or big; insignificant; few in numbers or size.

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(figuratively) Young, as a child.

(writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.

Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.

* Carlyle

A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.

Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.

a small space of time