disproportionateness
prəˈpɔr adjective
not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
Related forms
dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb
dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun
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| disproportionate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | out of proportion; unequal |
| —vb | |
| 2. | chem to undergo or cause to undergo disproportionation |
| dispro'portionately | |
| —adv | |
| dispro'portionateness | |
| —n | |
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| disproportionate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | out of proportion; unequal |
| —vb | |
| 2. | chem to undergo or cause to undergo disproportionation |
| dispro'portionately | |
| —adv | |
| dispro'portionateness | |
| —n | |
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disproportionate
1550s, from dis- "not" + proportionate (see proportion). Related: Disproportionately.
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