adjective.situated higher up: upper

• escaped by superior speed
• her superior memory

adjective.of higher rank, quality, or importance

• a superior artery
• a genus is superior to a species

adjective.courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening)

noun.one who is above another in rank, station, or office; especially: the head of a religious house or order

noun.one that surpasses another in quality or merit

noun.superscript