unproportionate

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adjective

Not proportionate; disproportionate.

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Meanings

adjectiveunproportionate (comparative more unproportionate, superlative most 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disproportionate

Origin

From un- + proportionate.

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APA

unproportionate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproportionate

MLA

“unproportionate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproportionate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unproportionate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproportionate.

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