unproportionate

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ proportionate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌnpɹəˈpɔːʃənət/

Adjective

unproportionate (comparative more unproportionate, superlative most unproportionate)

1. Not proportionate; disproportionate.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.1:

     I […] mocke at those rash spirits, who from the braverie of their hearts offer themselves to so unproportionate [translating disproportionnées] quarrels.