Adjective

(en adjective)

Higher in quality.

Higher in rank.

* , chapter=12

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More comprehensive, as a term in classification.

A genus is superior to a species.

Located above.

the superior''' jaw; the '''superior part of an image

# (botany) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.

# (botany) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.

# (botany) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; said of the radicle.

# (typography) Printed in superscript.

a superior figure or letter

Greater or better than average; extraordinary.

Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to .

* Spectator

There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings.

Adjective

(er)

Of people: regal, dignified; worthy of respect.

* 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,

Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.

Of movement: dignified; deliberate, unhurried.

* 2010 , "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist , 14 Oct 2010:

And much as they welcome his promise to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”, they are dismayed by the stately pace and bungled tactics of his attempts to do so.

Imposing; grand, impressive.