·adj Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.
II. Inferior ·adj Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior officer.
III. Inferior ·adj Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a meridian.
IV. Inferior ·adj On the side of a flower which is next the bract; anterior.
V. Inferior ·noun A person lower in station, rank, intellect, ·etc., than another.
VI. Inferior ·adj Lower in place, rank, excellence, ·etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.
VII. Inferior ·adj Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus.
VIII. Inferior ·adj 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.