not inferior to; as good as; no less than
Used in comparisons to say that someone or something is not inferior to another, often in the pattern ～に劣らず. The glosses 'with the best of them' and 'as the next fellow' are colloquial English equivalents.
He plays the guitar as well as a professional.
The ramen at this shop is as delicious as that of famous restaurants.
equally; no less than; as ... as · evenly matched; well-matched
Negative continuative form of the verb 劣る (otoru, 'to be inferior'), used adverbially.