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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disproportionate \Dis`pro*por"tion*ate\, a. Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means -- {Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly}, adv -- {Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disproportionately adv 1: to a disproportionate degree; "this wall is disproportionately long" [ant: {proportionately}] 2: to a disproportionate degree; "his benefits were disproportionately generous" [ant: {proportionately}]
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