superior (
http://definr.com/superior)
adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom
derived from experience"; "superior math students"
[ant:
inferior]
2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior
officer" [ant:
inferior]
3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced
by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who
felt themselves superior to law"
4: (printing) written or printed above and to one side of
another character [syn:
superscript] [ant:
subscript,
adscript]
5: (astronomy) having an orbit farther from the sun than the
Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the
superior planets" [ant:
inferior]
6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn:
ranking(a),
higher-ranking]
7: (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced
by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework
proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing
vitality fades" [syn:
superior(p)]
n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn:
higher-up,
superordinate] [ant:
inferior]
2: the head of a religious community
3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn:
victor,
master]
4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
Great Lakes [syn:
Lake Superior,
Superior]
5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from
Duluth [syn:
Superior]
6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
immediately to one side of another character [syn:
superscript]
[ant:
subscript]