inferior vs bad

bad vs inferior

inferior and bad both are nouns.

inferior and bad both are adjectives.

inferior is not an adverb while bad is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inferior	Yes	Yes	No	No
bad	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

inferior (noun)	bad (noun)
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character	that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
one of lesser rank or station or quality

inferior (adjective)	bad (adjective)
written or printed below and to one side of another character	having undesirable or negative qualities
of or characteristic of low rank or importance	feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
of low or inferior quality	reproduced fraudulently
having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit	characterized by wickedness or immorality
lower than a given reference point	capable of harming
falling short of some prescribed norm	below average in quality or performance
	serious or severe
	not capable of being collected
	not working properly
	nonstandard
	(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
	feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
	physically unsound or diseased
	not financially safe or secure

inferior (adverb)	bad (adverb)
	very much; strongly
	with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Difference between inferior and bad

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