INCOMMENSURATE

incommensurate

(adjective) not corresponding in size or degree or extent; “a reward incommensurate with his effort”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incommensurate (comparative more incommensurate, superlative most incommensurate)

Out of proportion (in size, degree or extent) with something else

Antonyms

• commensurate

Source: Wiktionary


In`com*men"su*rate, a.

1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.

2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.

Syn.

– Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate.

– In`com*men"su*rate*ly, adv.

– In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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