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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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

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

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