Definition of "superior" []

• Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer. (adjective)
• Of a higher nature or kind. (adjective)
• Of great value or excellence; extraordinary. (adjective)
• Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops. (adjective)
• Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit; haughty and supercilious. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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