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inferior

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adjective

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as in lower
situated lower down creatures that inhabit the dark, inferior depths of the ocean

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as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard an inferior science textbook that was out-of-date the day that it was published

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“Inferior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferior. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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