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unproportionate

UK/ʌnpɹəˈpɔːʃənət/

unproportionate adjective: not proportionate; disproportionate.

Adjective

unproportionate (comparative more unproportionate, superlative most unproportionate)

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

Forms of unproportionate

comparativemore unproportionate
superlativemost unproportionate

Origin of unproportionate

From un- + proportionate.

Words formed from unproportionate

Questions about unproportionate

What does unproportionate mean?
Unproportionate means not proportionate; disproportionate.
What part of speech is unproportionate?
Unproportionate is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unproportionate?
Unproportionate is pronounced /ʌnpɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ (UK).

Words near unproportionate in the dictionary

  1. unproportionably
  2. unproportional
  3. unproportionalities
  4. unproportionality
  5. unproportionally
  6. unproportionate
  7. unproportionately
  8. unproportioned
  9. unproposed
  10. unproposing
  11. unpropounded

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