inferior
in.fe.ri.or \in-'fir-e--*r\ \(.)in-.fir-e--'o.r-*t-e-, -'a:r-\
\in-'fir-e--*r-le-\ aj [ME, fr. L, compar. of inferus - more at UNDER] 1:
situated lower down : LOWER 2: of low or lower degree or rank 3: of
little or less importance, value, or merit of an anatomical structure 4a:
situated below a similar superior part 4b: situated in a relatively low
posterior or ventral position 4c1: situated below another organ 4c2:
ABAXIAL 5: SUBSCRIPT 6a: nearer the sun than the earth is {~ planet} 6b:
nearer the earth than the sun is {~ conjunction of Venus} - inferior n