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incommensurate

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in⋅com⋅men⋅su⋅rate

  [in-kuh-men-ser-it, -sher-]
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–adjective
1. not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
2. incommensurable.
Origin:
1640–50; in- 3 + commensurate

Related forms:
in⋅com⋅men⋅su⋅rate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅com⋅men⋅su⋅rate⋅ness, noun
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in·com·men·su·rate   (ĭn'kə-měn'sər-ĭt, -shər-)   
adj.  

    1. Not commensurate; disproportionate: a reward incommensurate with their efforts.

    2. Inadequate.

  2. Incommensurable.

in'com·men'su·rate·ly adv., in'com·men'su·rate·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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