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   su·pe·ri·or

   /səˈpirēər/

   adjective

   • 1. higher in rank, status, or quality: "a superior officer" Similar higher-rankinghigher-levelseniorhigherhigher-upupper-levelupperloftierbettermore expertmore skillfulmore advancedworthierfitterpreferredpredominantprevailingsurpassinggood-qualityhigh-qualityfirst-classfirst-ratetop-qualityhigh-gradeof the first waterof the first orderchoiceselectexclusiveraresingularuniqueprimeprizeupmarketfineexcellentsuperbdistinguishedexceptionaloutstandingmarveloussuperlativespecialbestchoicestfinestmatchlesspeerlessunequaledperfectflawlesstop of the rangetop of the linepar excellencehigh-classupper-classselectexclusiveeliteupmarketinformal:classyposhsnobbyOpposite inferiorjuniorinferiorworseinferiorlow-qualityinferiordownmarket
   • ▪ of high standard or quality: "superior malt whiskeys" Similar finerbetterhigher-gradehigher-calibersurpassingof higher qualitygreatergrandersupremeaccomplishedexpertconsummateOpposite inferiorlow-quality
   • ▪ greater in size or power: "deploying superior force"
   • ▪ above yielding to or being influenced by: "I felt superior to any accusation of anti-Semitism"
   • 2. having or showing an overly high opinion of oneself; supercilious: "that girl was frightfully superior" Similar condescendingsuperciliouspatronizinghaughtydisdainfulloftylordlypompoussnobbishsnobbyinformal:high and mightyhoity-toityuppitysnootystuck-uptoffee-nosedfancy-pantsjumped uptoo big for one's bootsuppishOpposite humblemodest
   • 3. (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed above the line.
   • 4. further above or out; higher in position.
   • ▪ (of a planet) having an orbit further from the sun than the earth's.
   • ▪ (of the ovary of a flower) situated above the sepals and petals.

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing superior to another in rank, status, or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position: "obeying their superiors' orders"
   • ▪ the head of a monastery or other religious institution.
   • 2. a superior letter, figure, or symbol.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. superiorly adverb

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   Superior definition: higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.. See examples of SUPERIOR used in a sentence.

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    Superior comes from the Latin word meaning above and it literally means something that is above others in quality or status. Sometimes being superior can be perceived as a negative, as in the woman who acts superior to all of her friends, having a high opinion of herself just because she has millions of dollars in the bank after winning the ...