| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | One belonging to a lower class or rank: inferior, junior, subaltern, subordinate, underling. See OVER. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Used or held in reserve: auxiliary, backup, emergency, reserve, standby, supplemental, supplementary. See INCREASE. 2. Stemming from an original source: derivational, derivative, derived. See KIN. 3. Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, low, lower2, minor, minor-league, petty, small, subaltern, subordinate, under. Informal : smalltime. See OVER.
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