disproportional

[ dis-pruh-pawr-shuh-nl, -pohr- ]

adjective

1. not in proportion; disproportionate.

Other Words From

• dispro·portion·ali·ty dispro·portion·al·ness noun
• dispro·portion·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of disproportional¹

First recorded in 1600–10; dis- ¹ + proportional

Example Sentences

Pretty much like this act, so disproportional to the occasion, is Mr. Gladstone's leap out of the ministry to follow his book.'

From Project Gutenberg

The farmer meekly intimated that ten acres of buckwheat and five acres of oats seemed rather disproportional.

From Project Gutenberg

The expenditures of the bankrupt have been disproportional to his fortune.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• one-sided
• unbalanced
• unequal