■ adjective
1》 lower in rank, status, or quality.
↘of low standard or quality.
↘ Law (of a court or tribunal) susceptible to having its decisions overturned by a higher court.
2》 chiefly Anatomy low or lower in position.
↘ Botany (of the ovary of a flower) situated below the sepals.
3》 (of a letter or symbol) written or printed below the line.
4》 Economics denoting goods or services which are in greater demand during a recession.
■ noun
1》 a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.
2》 Printing an ~ letter, figure, or symbol.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb ( Anatomy ).
Origin
ME: from L., compar. of inferus 'low'.