superior

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

   overcome by a superior opponent

2. 2
   adj

   having a higher rank

   superior officer

3. 3
   adj

   of or characteristic of high rank or importance

   a superior ruler

4. 4
   adj

   of high or superior quality or performance

   superior wisdom derived from experience

5. 5
   adj

   having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

   Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets

6. 6
   adj

   Higher in rank, status, or quality.

   Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.

7. 7
   adj

   Printed in superscript.

   a superior figure or letter

8. 8
   adj

   Located above or out; higher in position.

   the superior jaw; the superior part of an image

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French superiour, from Latin superior (“higher, upper”).