superior
adjective
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc..
superiorly
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a word derived from
superior.
Example Sentences
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It articulates superiorly with the hip bone at the hip joint, and inferiorly with the tibia at the knee joint.
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During extension of the knee, the quadriceps femoris muscle pulls the patella both superiorly and laterally, with the lateral pull greater in women due to their large Q-angle.
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The splenius muscles originate at the midline and run laterally and superiorly to their insertions.
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The nasal bone articulates superiorly with the frontal bone and laterally with the maxillary bones.
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Edwin, too, smiled, as superiorly as he could, but unhappily not with sufficient superiority to wither Albert’s smile.
From Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett
