unequally
/ʌnˈiːkwəli/
unequally adverb: not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
Adverb
unequally (comparative more unequally, superlative most unequally)
- Not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
- Shee was well borne, and civilly brought up; her ruine was her being unequally Married: not that her Husband was not of good eſteeme amongſt the Citizens, and according to his quality well to live: but for that ſhee being of riper Yeares then hee, the love which uſeth to be betweene equalls was not...1646, Francis Biondi [i.e., Giovanni Francesco Biondi], translated by Henry [Carey, 2nd] Earle of Monmouth, “The Seventh Book of the Civill Warres of England in the Life of Edward the Fift”, in The...
- Perhaps the widespread attempts in recent years to try to think intersectionally – to understand how multiple factors affect each person’s identity and experience – has equipped us to understand how unequally affected we are by a disease and the measures taken to limit it.2020 April 17, Rebecca Solnit, “Coronavirus does discriminate, because that’s what humans do”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- inequivalently, nonequally, unevenly
Synonyms of unequally
Antonyms
Forms of unequally
| comparative | more unequally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unequally |
Origin of unequally
From unequal + -ly.
Questions about unequally
- What does unequally mean?
- Unequally means not equally, unevenly, sometimes unfairly.
- What part of speech is unequally?
- Unequally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce unequally?
- Unequally is pronounced /ʌnˈiːkwəli/.
Words near unequally in the dictionary
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