The Clue
Secy. of the ___ (Cabinet post, to M.) (8 letter answer)
The Answer
INFERIOR
Tags
Notes
The answer INFERIOR is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
INFERIOR as a noun:
1. one of lesser rank or station or quality
2. (subscript, inferior) = a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
INFERIOR as an adjective:
1. of or characteristic of low rank or importance
2. of low or inferior quality
3. (junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate) = inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
4. (subscript, inferior) = written or printed below and to one side of another character
5. having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; "Mercury and Venus are inferior planets"
6. lower than a given reference point; "inferior alveolar artery"
7. (deficient, inferior, substandard) = falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"