unproportionate

English

Etymology

From un- + proportionate.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnpɹəˈpɔːʃənət/

Adjective

unproportionate (comparative more unproportionate, superlative most unproportionate)

  1. Not proportionate; disproportionate.
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.1:
      I […] mocke at those rash spirits, who from the braverie of their hearts offer themselves to so unproportionate [transl. disproportionnées] quarrels.
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