Higher in rank, status, or quality. The superior officer gave orders to the troops.
Above average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc. Her superior skills in mathematics earned her a scholarship.
Greater in quantity or amount. The superior number of votes secured his victory in the election.
Having an attitude of superiority; condescending. He spoke in a superior tone that irritated everyone in the room.
Situated higher up; upper. The superior branches of the tree were difficult to reach.
Printing, Mathematics: (of a character) written smaller and set slightly above the normal line of type; superscript. In the formula x², the figure "2" is set as a superior character.