Inferior
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

PRE

LOW
The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

SUB
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

BAD
Nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"

COG
Tooth on the rim of gear wheel

ILL
Presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"

INF

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SERF
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

PUNY
(used especially of persons) of inferior size

PAWN
Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

PEON
A laborer who is obliged to do menial work

PUNK
Rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

MEAN
Characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

HACK
Kick on the shins

LOUR
Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

FAIR
A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

BASE
Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"

DOWN
(American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

EVIL
Morally objectionable behavior

POOR
People without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance"

LESS
(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"

ROPY
Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong

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CHEAP
Relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"

LOWLY
Of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

JUNKY
A narcotics addict

LOWER
The lower of two berths

WORSE
Changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"

AWFUL
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

BLACK
(board games) the darker pieces

UNDER
Lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"

UNFIT
Not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

WORST
The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

WRONG
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

TINNY
Of or containing tin

SMALL
The slender part of the back

SORRY
Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"

TACKY
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

SLAVE
A person who is owned by someone

SCRUB
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

SHORT
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"

SEEDY
Full of seeds; "as seedy as a fig"

PETTY
Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)

MINOU

MINUS
An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"

MINOR
A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

PETIT

LOUSY
Vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"

LIEGE
City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium

INEPT
Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"

CRUDE
A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

DINGY
Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"

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TINPOT
Inferior (especially of a country's leadership); "he's a tinpot Hitler"

STOOGE
A victim of ridicule or pranks

TAWDRY
Cheap and shoddy; "cheapjack moviemaking...that feeds on the low taste of the mob"- Judith Crist

SLEAZY
Of cloth; thin and loosely woven; "the coat has a sleazy lining"

SINFUL
Having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person"

SIMPLE
A person lacking intelligence or common sense

PALTRY
Contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

SATRAP
A governor of a province in ancient Persia

NETHER
Located below or beneath something else; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"

MODEST
Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

NOGOOD

MINUTE
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

MINIAL

MASSES
The common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

MENIAL
A domestic servant

LOWEST
In the lowest position; nearest the ground; "the branch with the big peaches on it hung lowest"

LITTLE
(of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

LACKEY
A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

HELPER
A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

HUMBLE
Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

JUNIOR
A third-year undergraduate

HEELER

FLUNKY
A person of unquestioning obedience

FEUDAL
Of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism

DEPUTY
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

CRAPPY
Very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

COMMON
A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"

ERSATZ
Artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"

CLIENT
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

COARSE
Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"

YESMAN

CHEESY
Of very poor quality; flimsy

LESSER
Smaller in size or amount or value; "the lesser powers of Europe"; "the lesser anteater"

SHABBY
Showing signs of wear and tear; "a ratty old overcoat"; "shabby furniture"; "an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains"

SHODDY
Reclaimed wool fiber

TRASHY
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

SECOND
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

CRUMMY
Of very poor quality; flimsy

CHEAPO

SUBPAR

YEOMAN
Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

WICKED
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

VULGAR
Of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"

VASSAL
A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

UNKIND
Lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"

UNABLE
Lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

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THRASHY

WANTING
Nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

VICIOUS
Having the nature of vice