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ALL meanings of inferiorly

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  • 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
  • noun inferiorly a person inferior to another or others, as in rank or merit. 1
  • noun inferiorly Also called subscript. Printing. a letter, number, or symbol written or printed low on a line of text. Compare superior (def 12). 1
  • noun inferiorly In an inferior manner. 1
  • adverb inferiorly In an inferior direction. 0
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