[ɪnˈfɪərɪə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- lower in rank, status, or quality
(e.g: schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country)

- low or lower in position
(e.g: ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum)

- (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in inferior): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’

[ɪnˈfɪərɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability
(e.g: her social and intellectual inferiors)

- an inferior letter, figure, or symbol


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in inferior): from Latin, comparative of inferus ‘low’