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Meaning of inferior | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
[ĩːˈfɛ.ri.ɔr]

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of īnferus; lower in situation or place
    comparative, declension-3
  2. subsequent, later, latter in time or succession
    comparative, declension-3
  3. inferior or lower in quality, rank, or number
    comparative, declension-3

Equivalents

English lower

Examples

“et quotiēns steterīs domitō sublīmis in orbe,”

And whenever you will stand exalted for having conquered the world, may everything be lower than your shoulders! (The poet foretells the eventual dominion of the Roman Empire now that Romulus has founded the city of Rome.)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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