inferiorly adjective
in·fe·ri·or
The adjective form of inferiorly is inferior
I iDefinitions
- adjective inferiorly lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel. 1
- adjective inferiorly lower in place or position; closer to the bottom or base: descending into the inferior regions of the earth. 1
- adjective inferiorly of comparatively low grade; poor in quality; substandard: an inferior product. 1
- adjective inferiorly less important, valuable, or worthy: B+ bonds are inferior to AAA bonds. 1
- adjective inferiorly acting or performing in a way that is comparatively poor or mediocre: an inferior observer of human nature. 1
- adjective inferiorly Botany. situated below some other organ. (of a calyx) inserted below the ovary. (of an ovary) having a superior calyx. 1
- adjective inferiorly Anatomy. lower in place or position; situated beneath another. toward the feet. Compare superior (def 9). 1
- adjective inferiorly Astronomy. lying below the horizon: the inferior part of a meridian. 1
- adjective inferiorly Printing. written or printed low on a line of text, as the “2” in H 2 O; subscript. Compare superior (def 10). 1