superior
Translation
superior, upper
Examples
Er fühlt sich allen anderen superior.
He feels superior to everyone else.
In der Anatomie bedeutet superior 'der obere'.
In anatomy, superior means 'the upper one'.
Grammar Patterns
to feel superior ((to sb.)) Er fühlt sich seinem Kollegen superior.
to be superior ((to sb.)) Sie ist ihm intellektuell superior.
Similar Words
Synonyms: überlegen (superior), hervorragend (excellent); Antonyms: inferior, unterlegen (inferior)
Etymology
From Latin 'superior' (higher), comparative of 'superus' (situated above). It's an international word.
Memory Tips
If you know the English word 'superior', you know the German one. It's used in the same way, often to describe a feeling of being better than others.