disproportionateness

[dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-]

dis·pro·por·tion·ate

[dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nit, -pohr-]
adjective
not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.

Origin:
1544–55; dis-1 + proportionate

dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly, adverb
dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ness, noun
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Disproportionateness is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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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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