- superior
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ direct, immediate▪
The form has to be signed by your immediate superior.
▪ intellectual, moral, social▪ military, religiousVERB + SUPERIOR▪ inform, tell▪ report sb/sth to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She threatened to report the assistant to his superiors.
adj.VERBS▪ be, look, prove (yourself), seem▪ feel (yourself)▪She felt (herself) superior to the other children.
▪ become▪ make sth▪What is it that makes this technique superior?
▪ consider sth, see sth as▪I don't see either product as superior to the other.
ADVERB▪ clearly, distinctly, far, greatly, markedly, vastly▪The new products are far superior to the old ones.
▪They defeated a greatly superior Roman army.
▪ altogether, infinitely▪Plainly, you possess an altogether superior intellect.
▪The house was infinitely superior to the kind of thing most men of my age could aspire to.
▪ rather, slightly, somewhat▪ inherently, intrinsically, naturally▪ supposedly▪ undoubtedly▪ numerically▪the numerically superior (= larger in numbers) British forces
▪ genetically, intellectually, morally, socially, technically, technologically (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in▪a microwave that is vastly superior in design to all other models
▪ to▪She felt socially superior to the rest of the group.
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Superior — Su*pe ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[ e]rieur. See {Super }, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superior — adjetivo 1. Que está más alto o por encima de otra cosa de la misma clase: estantería superior, piso superior, nivel superior. labio superior. 2. Que sobresale entre las cosas de su misma clase por su calidad, importancia o categoría:… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
superior — (Del lat. superĭor). 1. adj. Dicho de una cosa: Que está más alta y en lugar preeminente respecto de otra. 2. Dicho de una persona: Que tiene otras a su cargo. U. t. c. s. m.) 3. Dicho de una cosa: Más excelente y digna, respecto de otras de… … Diccionario de la lengua española
superior — su·pe·ri·or adj: of higher status, rank, or priority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. superior I … Law dictionary
Superior, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 500 Housing Units (2000): 210 Land area (2000): 1.235471 sq. miles (3.199855 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.007935 sq. miles (0.020551 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.243406 sq. miles (3.220406 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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superior — (adj.) late 14c., higher in position, from O.Fr. superior, from L. superiorem (nom. superior) higher, comparative of superus situated above, upper, from super above, over (see SUPER (Cf. super )). Meaning higher in rank or dignity is attested… … Etymology dictionary