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(), 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. スポンサード リンク
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