under proportioned
ʃənd, -ˈpoʊr- adjective
1.
adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
2.
having proportions as specified: a badly proportioned room.
Related forms
non·pro·por·tioned, adjective
un·der·pro·por·tioned, adjective
un·pro·por·tioned, adjective
well-pro·por·tioned, adjective
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proportion
late 14c., "due relation of one part to another," also "size or extent," from O.Fr. proportion (13c.), from L. proportionem (nom. proportio) "comparative relation, analogy," from phrase pro portione "according to the relation" (of parts to each other), from pro "for" + abl. of *partio "division," related
to pars (see part). The verb "to adjust or regulate the proportions of" is attested from late 14c. Phrase out of proportion first attested 1710.
"My fortunes [are] as ill proportioned as your legs." [John Marston, "Antonio and Mellida," 1602]
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Under proportioned
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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proportion  (prə-pôr'shən) Pronunciation Key
A statement of equality between two ratios. Four quantities, a, b, c, and d, are said to be in proportion if a/b = c/d . |
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