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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | 'lower', from inferus 'below' |
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in‧fe‧ri‧or1
1 not good, or not as good as someone or something else [≠ superior]: 
I felt very inferior among all those academics.wine of inferior quality inferior goods
I felt very inferior among all those academics.wine of inferior qualityinferior goods2 formal lower in rank [≠ superior]: an inferior court of law He refused to accept a job of inferior status.
an inferior court of lawHe refused to accept a job of inferior status.WORD FOCUS: bad WORD FOCUS: bad
very bad: awful, terrible, horrible, lousy informal, appalling, ghastly, atrocious, horrendous
bad, but not very bad: not very good, mediocre, second-rate, so-so, lacklustre
of bad quality: shoddy, inferior, poor quality, cheap, crummy informal
bad at doing something: be no good at something
very bad at doing something: hopeless, terrible, useless, lousy informal, incompetent
morally bad: evil, wicked, immoral, corrupt, sick, perverted, degenerate
➔ See also bad
WORD FOCUS: bad very bad: awful, terrible, horrible, lousy informal, appalling, ghastly, atrocious, horrendous
bad, but not very bad: not very good, mediocre, second-rate, so-so, lacklustre
of bad quality: shoddy, inferior, poor quality, cheap, crummy informal
bad at doing something: be no good at something
very bad at doing something: hopeless, terrible, useless, lousy informal, incompetent
morally bad: evil, wicked, immoral, corrupt, sick, perverted, degenerate
➔ See also bad
