superior

 
Pronunciation: /suːˈpɪərɪə, sjuː-/

adjective

  • 1higher in rank, status, or quality: a superior officer the new model is superior to every other car on the road
  • of high standard or quality: superior malt whiskies
  • greater in size or power: deploying superior force
  • (superior to) above yielding to or being influenced by: I felt superior to any accusation of anti-Semitism
  • 2having or showing an overly high opinion of oneself; conceited: that girl was frightfully superior
  • 3(of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed above the line.
  • 4chiefly Anatomy further above or out; higher in position.
  • Botany (of the ovary of a flower) situated above the sepals and petals.

noun

  • 1a person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position: obeying their superiors' orders
  • the head of a monastery or other religious institution.
  • 2 Printing a superior letter, figure, or symbol.

Derivatives

superiorly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus 'that is above', from super 'above'