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inferior

lower

adjective een-feh-RYOHR Less Common

Also means

inferior

Usage Note

Inferior is invariable in gender (el nivel inferior, la parte inferior) and has no separate feminine form. It functions as a comparative by nature, so you do not add más before it. The opposite is superior. In formal registers it can describe someone of lower rank or status.

Examples

"El precio es inferior al del año pasado."

Natural Translation

The price is lower than last year's.

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