Meaning of DISPROPORTIONATE
| Pronunciation: | | `dispru'powrshunit
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- [adj] not proportionate
- [adj] out of proportion
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DISPROPORTIONATE is a 16 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | disproportional, incommensurate |
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| | Antonyms: | | proportionate | | | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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