UNEQUAL

inadequate, unequal

(adjective) lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; “inadequate training”; “the staff was inadequate”; “she was unequal to the task”

unequal

(adjective) poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

unequal (comparative more unequal, superlative most unequal)

Not the same.

Out of balance.

(comparable) Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.

Noun

unequal (plural unequals)

One who is not an equal.

Source: Wiktionary

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Un*e"qual, a. Etym: [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.)

Definition: Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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