heypolyglot
Italian

infimo

/ˈiɱ.fi.mo/adjectiveC2
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Meaning

lowest, very poor

  • extremely low in rank, degree, or quality
  • lowest in position or level

In a sentence

Hanno usato materiali di infima qualità per costruire il tetto.

They used materials of the lowest quality to build the roof.

Occupa una posizione infima nella gerarchia aziendale.

He holds the lowest position in the company hierarchy.

Il valore dell'oggetto si è rivelato del tutto infimo.

The value of the item turned out to be utterly negligible.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
infimomasculine · singular
infimafeminine · singular
infimimasculine · plural
infimefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Historically the irregular absolute superlative of 'basso', so it rarely takes comparative modifiers like 'più'.

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