adj. & n.
adj. 1 (often foll. by to) a lower; in a lower position. b of lower rank, quality, etc. 2 poor in quality. 3 (of a planet) having an orbit within the earth's. 4 Bot. situated below an ovary or calyx. 5 (of figures or letters) written or printed below the line.
n. 1 a person inferior to another, esp. in rank. 2 an inferior letter or figure. inferiorly adv.
[ ME f. L, compar. of inferus that is below ]