<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to):<ul><li>"a rank inferior to colonel."</li></ul></li><li>lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base:<ul><li>"descending into the inferior regions of the earth."</li></ul></li><li>of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard:<ul><li>"an inferior product."</li></ul></li><li>Synonyms: second-rate, low-quality, mediocre</li><li>less important, valuable, or worthy:<ul><li>"B bonds are inferior to AAA bonds."</li></ul></li><li>acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre:<ul><li>"an inferior observer of human nature."</li></ul></li><li>Botany: situated below some other organ.</li><li>(of a calyx) inserted below the ovary.</li><li>(of an ovary) having a superior calyx.</li><li>Anatomy: (of an organ or part) lower in place or position; situated beneath another; toward the feet.</li><li>Astronomy: lying below the horizon:<ul><li>"the inferior part of a meridian."</li></ul></li><li>Printing: written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H₂O; subscript.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit.</li><li>Also called subscript.</li><li>Printing: a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text.</li></ul>