impar

[ im-pahr ]

/ ˈɪm pɑr /

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adjective Anatomy.

unpaired; azygous.

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Origin of impar

1375–1425 for earlier noun sense “odd number,” 1525–35 for current sense; late Middle English <Latin impār unequal. See im-², par¹

Words nearby impar

impala, impale, impalpable, impanation, impanel, impar, imparadise, imparipinnate, imparisyllabic, imparity, impark

How to use impar in a sentence

Tam impar verbosus prdicator, illi tam potenti verbi operator.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
He was small-minded enough to think that a subject overshadowed him, nec pluribus impar.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 78, April, 1864|Various
This game of chance, which is still very common, was extremely popular under the name ludere par impar.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst Eckstein
Pari dyspari, si impar esses tibi, ego nunc non essem miser.
The Roman Poets of the Republic|W. Y. Sellar

Neither is William impar sibi: but his day of unbroken victory is over.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory|George Saintsbury