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unequal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unequal \Un*e"qual\, a. [Cf. {Inequal}.] 1. Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age, station, or the like as the fingers are of unequal length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank. 2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence not equitable; partial; unjust; unfair. Against unequal arms to fight in pain. --Milton. Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his adversaries. --John Worthington. To punish me for what you make me do Seems much unequal. --Shak. 3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as unequal pulsations; an unequal poem. 4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain. 5. (Bot.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unequal adj 1: not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities" [syn: {unlike}] [ant: {like}] 2: poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure [ant: {equal}]
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