Nomina +/-

Verba +/-

  • be inferior &c adj.; fall short of, come short of; not pass, not come up to; want.
  • become smaller, render smaller; hide its diminished head, retire into the shade, yield the palm, play second fiddle, be upstaged, take a back seat.

Adiectiva +/-

Adverbia +/-

  • less; under the mark, below the mark, below par; at the bottom of the scale, at a low ebb, at a disadvantage; short of, under.

Vide etiam +/-