Below another in standing or importance

• inferior

  1. Lower in space; placed lower down
  2. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
  3. Low or lower in order, status, rank, etc.; subordinate

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  1. Lower in space; placed lower down
  2. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
  3. Low or lower in order, status, rank, etc.; subordinate

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• junior

  1. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
  2. Of more recent position or lower status
  3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure:

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  1. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
  2. Of more recent position or lower status
  3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure:

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• lesser

  1. Smaller, less, or less important
  2. Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things:
  3. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms:

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  1. Smaller, less, or less important
  2. Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things:
  3. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms:

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• low

  1. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively small number of sound-wave cycles per second.
  2. Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
  3. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value:

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  1. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively small number of sound-wave cycles per second.
  2. Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
  3. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value:

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• lower

  1. Less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc.
  2. Denoting the larger and usually more representative house of a bicameral legislature.
  3. Physically situated below a similar or comparable thing:

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  1. Less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc.
  2. Denoting the larger and usually more representative house of a bicameral legislature.
  3. Physically situated below a similar or comparable thing:

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• minor-league

  1. Of relatively minor importance
  2. Of subordinate position or importance:
  3. Having a quality less than the best possible.

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  1. Of relatively minor importance
  2. Of subordinate position or importance:
  3. Having a quality less than the best possible.

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• petty

  1. Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
  2. Relatively low in rank; subordinate
  3. Of small importance; trivial:

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  1. Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
  2. Relatively low in rank; subordinate
  3. Of small importance; trivial:

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• secondary

  1. (Geol.) Formed as a result of the alteration, disintegration, or erosion of preexisting rocks or minerals
  2. Designating a form or a process that is historically relatively late; not original
  3. Second or lower in rank or importance; not primary:

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  1. (Geol.) Formed as a result of the alteration, disintegration, or erosion of preexisting rocks or minerals
  2. Designating a form or a process that is historically relatively late; not original
  3. Second or lower in rank or importance; not primary:

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• small

  1. Little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size
  2. Consisting of relatively few units; numerically low
  3. Being below average in quantity or extent:

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  1. Little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size
  2. Consisting of relatively few units; numerically low
  3. Being below average in quantity or extent:

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• subaltern

  1. (Brit.) Holding an army commission below that of captain
  2. (Logic) Designating a proposition that is implied by another proposition but does not imply it
  3. Subordinate; of lower rank

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  1. (Brit.) Holding an army commission below that of captain
  2. (Logic) Designating a proposition that is implied by another proposition but does not imply it
  3. Subordinate; of lower rank

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• subordinate

  1. (Grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
  2. Inferior to or placed below another in rank, power, importance, etc.; secondary
  3. Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.

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  1. (Grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
  2. Inferior to or placed below another in rank, power, importance, etc.; secondary
  3. Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.

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• under

  1. Less than is required or customary:
  2. Located or situated on a lower level or beneath something else:
  3. Lower in rank, power, or authority; subordinate.

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  1. Less than is required or customary:
  2. Located or situated on a lower level or beneath something else:
  3. Lower in rank, power, or authority; subordinate.

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• smalltime

  1. Insignificant or unimportant; minor:

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  1. Insignificant or unimportant; minor:

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Not yet a legal adult

• underage

  1. Below the customary or legal age, as for drinking or consenting to sexual relations.

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  1. Below the customary or legal age, as for drinking or consenting to sexual relations.

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One who is not yet legally of age

• child

  1. Someone to whom a specified person is a parent.
  2. A member of a tribe; descendant:
  3. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance:

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  1. Someone to whom a specified person is a parent.
  2. A member of a tribe; descendant:
  3. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance:

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• juvenile

  1. A book for young people
  2. (Biol.) A young plant or animal differing variously in form, features, etc. from the adult
  3. A young person; child or youth

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  1. A book for young people
  2. (Biol.) A young plant or animal differing variously in form, features, etc. from the adult
  3. A young person; child or youth

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• infant

  1. (Law) A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
  2. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
  3. A very young child; baby

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  1. (Law) A person under the legal age of majority; a minor.
  2. A child in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
  3. A very young child; baby

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