Inferior
Inferior adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: an inferior science textbook that was out-of-date the day that it was published
Short and inferior are semantically related. in quality topic. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Inferior".
Nearby Word: inferiority
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It's short for "nascent." Fantastic Slur: After becoming "cymeks", the Titans began to view normal humans as inferior creatures and invented an insulting term for them — "hrethgir".
- Cut short by the writers' strike, and acknowledged by the writers as inferior to Season 1.
Source: Seasonal Rot / Live-Action TV - A great example: In the short story "Feminine Intuition," the designers of a subtly feminine-looking robot believe that everyone will assume it is mentally inferior to other robots.
Source: Society Marches On
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