disproportional
[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nl, -pohr- ]
/ ˌdɪs prəˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr- /
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adjective
not in proportion; disproportionate.
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Origin of disproportional
First recorded in 1600–10; dis-1 + proportional
OTHER WORDS FROM disproportional
dis·pro·por·tion·al·i·ty, dis·pro·por·tion·al·ness, noundis·pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverbWords nearby disproportional
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Example sentences from the Web for disproportional
Pretty much like this act, so disproportional to the occasion, is Mr. Gladstone's leap out of the ministry to follow his book.'
The farmer meekly intimated that ten acres of buckwheat and five acres of oats seemed rather disproportional.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. FieldThe expenditures of the bankrupt have been disproportional to his fortune.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau|Honore de Balzac