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subunequal

subunequal adjective: barely equal; approaching unequal.

Adjective

subunequal (not comparable)

  1. Barely equal; approaching unequal.
    • Suffruticose; ramuli subterete, glabrous; leaves unequal, elliptic-ovate; acuminate-acute, and subunequal at the base, coarsely crenate serrated; […]1861, Nicol Alexander Dalzell, Alexander Gibson, The Bombay Flora, page 188

Origin of subunequal

From sub- + unequal.

Questions about subunequal

What does subunequal mean?
Subunequal means barely equal; approaching unequal.
What part of speech is subunequal?
Subunequal is an adjective.

Words near subunequal in the dictionary

  1. subunderletting
  2. subunderlettings
  3. subundertenant
  4. subundertenants
  5. subundulatory
  6. subunequal
  7. subungal
  8. subungual
  9. subungual hematoma
  10. subungually
  11. subunguinal

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