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inferior

n. one of lesser rank or station or quality

subscript, inferior

n. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

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inferior

adj. of or characteristic of low rank or importance

subscript, inferior

adj. written or printed below and to one side of another character

deficient, inferior, substandard

adj. falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"

subaltern

n. a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain

lackey, flunky, flunkey

n. a male servant (especially a footman)

crawler, creeper

n. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

assistant, helper, help, supporter

n. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

subservient

adj. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary

adj. functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

secondary

adj. belonging to a lower class or rank

accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary

adj. furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"

imperfect

adj. not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"

inferior

adj. lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery"

blemished, flawed

adj. having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular pair of jeans"

defective

adj. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech"

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superior, higher-up, superordinate

n. one of greater rank or station or quality

superscript, superior

n. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

good, goodness

n. that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"

superior

adj. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler"

adscript

adj. written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it

superscript, superior

adj. written or printed above and to one side of another character

heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening

adj. darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"

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