disproportionate

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:09:02

Dis`pro*por"tion*ate (?), a.

Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means.

-- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly, adv. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness, n.

 

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