superior

[su·pe·ri·or]

The largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

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More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

Noun
a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

Noun
a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

Noun
the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

Noun
the head of a religious community

Noun
one of greater rank or station or quality

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Noun
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Adjective S.
(sometimes followed by `to'') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"

Adjective S.
having a higher rank; "superior officer"

Adjective
of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"

Adjective
of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

Adjective
having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth''s orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

Adjective
written or printed above and to one side of another character


a.
More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

a.
Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.

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Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery.

a.
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to.

a.
More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.

a.
Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.

a.
Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.

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Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle.

n.
One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English.

n.
The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.


Superior

Su*pe"ri*or , a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup'82rieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image. 2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility. 3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery. 4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to.
There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings.
5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species. 6. (Bot.) (a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it. (b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior. (c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle. Superior conjunction, Superior planets, etc. See Conjunction, Planet, etc. -- Superior figure, Superior letter (Print.), a figure or letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or an index of a power, etc; as, in x2 + yn, 2 is a superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. Inferior figure, under Inferior.

Superior

Su*pe"ri*or, n. 1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English. 2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.

More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.

One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English.

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Usage Examples

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

However it is debased or misinterpreted, love is a redemptive feature. To focus on one individual so that their desires become superior to yours is a very cleansing experience.

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

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Other Usage Examples

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior.

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.

Art owes its origin to Nature herself... this beautiful creation, the world, supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence which has not only made us superior to the other animals, but like God Himself, if I may venture to say it.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

I don't think I've ever been an agnostic. I've always thought there's a superior power, that this is not the real world and that there's a world to come.

Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

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