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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incommensurate  \In`com*men"su*rate\,  a. 
  1.  Not  commensurate;  not  admitting  of  a  common  measure; 
  incommensurable. 
 
  2.  Not  of  equal  of  sufficient  measure  or  extent;  not 
  adequate;  as  our  means  are  incommensurate  to  our  wants 
 
  Syn:  Inadequate;  insufficient;  disproportionate.  -- 
  {In`com*men"su*rate*ly},  adv  -- 
  {In`com*men"su*rate*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  incommensurate 
  adj  :  (often  followed  by  `with')  not  corresponding  in  size  or 
  degree  or  extent;  "a  reward  incommensurate  with  his 
  effort"  [ant:  {commensurate}] 




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