ferior

English

Etymology

Back-formation from inferior by reanalysis as in- + ferior.

Adjective

ferior (comparative more ferior, superlative most ferior)

1. (nonstandard, rare) Not inferior, superior.
   • 1997 June 4, “To Terry (Was Re: Left Behind)”, in alt.abuse.recovery‎^[1] (Usenet):

     - just that I was
     >somehow rather inferior.
     It's sad that we have had to endure false lessons such as these, Terry. :(
     You are VERY ferior in MY book!
     Superior, too. :) As in a class act, a decent person, a warmly caring person.

   • 1994 June 21, “The dreamlike quality of periodicity.”, in talk.bizarre‎^[2] (Usenet):

     The arbitrary leaders pick their teams from the ranks of the ferior and inferior, usually in descending order.

   • 1998 April 17, “Designing around?”, in misc.int-property‎^[3] (Usenet):

     I have conceived of a novelty visual item that is produced by a ferior non-obvious mechanization.My question is,if I have also conceived of a number of inferior mechs that produce the same visual effects albeit mech inferior,do I need to submit inferior mechs in order to receieve^[sic] broad patent protection?

   • 2001 August 21, “****”, in alt.usage.english‎^[4] (Usenet):

     As far as inferior construction....that's a debatable point. Many are inferior and many of the better ones have inferior aspects. Many are placed in less than ferior (sic) locations. However, it's all some people want, can afford, or can qualify to rent or buy.

   • 2003 January 25, “The Genocidal Rise of Communism Continues”, in soc.culture.israel‎^[5] (Usenet):

     They are vastly conceited individuals whom view themselves as especially intellectually and morally ferior to everyone whom does not embrace their particuliar utopianism.

   • 2003 June 11, “Kodak has discontinued R-3000 chemicals..”, in rec.photo.darkroom‎^[6] (Usenet):

     Resolve yourself like most of the known world to living with slightly less than ferior inkjet/ lambda or 1/2 a dozen other types of cloned digital outputs.

   • 2009 November 9, “Is this true do you reckon?”, in ie.general‎^[7] (Usenet):

     > Doe that mean you are going to stop whining about Ireland and how more or
     > less everything is inferior to England?
     >
     naw shouldnt think so :-)
     I will stop whining when things get ferior to England.

   • 2011 November 10, demon.local‎^[8] (Usenet):

     >> Why do razor blades go blunt after two uses, yet scissors last for decades?
     >
     > Inferior metal(s).
     Then why does no razor company use ferior metals?

Anagrams

• Fierro

Latin

Etymology 1

From fēriae. Rare use for the classical fēriās habeō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfeː.ri.or/, [ˈfeːriɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfe.ri.or/, [ˈfɛːrior]

Verb

fērior (present infinitive fēriārī, perfect active fēriātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to rest from work, to keep holiday

Conjugation

Conjugation of fērior (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	fērior	fēriāris, fēriāre	fēriātur	fēriāmur	fēriāminī	fēriantur
	imperfect	fēriābar	fēriābāris, fēriābāre	fēriābātur	fēriābāmur	fēriābāminī	fēriābantur
	future	fēriābor	fēriāberis, fēriābere	fēriābitur	fēriābimur	fēriābiminī	fēriābuntur
	perfect	fēriātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	fēriātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	fēriātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	fērier	fēriēris, fēriēre	fēriētur	fēriēmur	fēriēminī	fērientur
	imperfect	fēriārer	fēriārēris, fēriārēre	fēriārētur	fēriārēmur	fēriārēminī	fēriārentur
	perfect	fēriātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	fēriātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	fēriāre	—	—	fēriāminī	—
	future	—	fēriātor	fēriātor	—	—	fēriantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		fēriārī	fēriātum esse	fēriātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		fēriāns	fēriātus	fēriātūrus	—	—	fēriandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		fēriandī	fēriandō	fēriandum	fēriandō	fēriātum	fēriātū

Derived terms

• fēriātus

Etymology 2

Verb

ferior

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of feriō

References

• “ferior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ferior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.