Superior Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers.

greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers.

of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise.

of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise.

above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students.

above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students.

higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.

higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.

showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others:

superior airs.

not yielding or susceptible (usually followed by

to

):

to be superior to temptation.

higher in place or position:

We moved our camp to superior ground.

Botany

.

1. situated above some other organ.

2. (of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary.

3. (of an ovary) free from the calyx.

Anatomy

. (of an organ or part)

1. higher in place or position; situated above another.

2. toward the head.

   Compare inferior (def. 7)

Printing

.

written or printed high on a line of text, as the “2” in

a

2

b;

superscript.

Compare inferior (def. 9)