inferior - noun

one of lesser rank or station or quality

a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

inferior - adjective

• of or characteristic of low rank or importance
• of low or inferior quality
• written or printed below and to one side of another character
• having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
• lower than a given reference point
• falling short of some prescribed norm

inferior - thesaurus

deficient   subscript   substandard