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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
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
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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