Definition of "Inferior" :

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

noun: one of lesser rank or station or quality

adjective: falling short of some prescribed norm

adjective: of or characteristic of low rank or importance

adjective: of low or inferior quality

adjective: having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit

"Mercury and Venus are inferior planets."

adjective: written or printed below and to one side of another character

adjective: lower than a given reference point

"Inferior alveolar artery."