unequal

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

unequal

English Adj Top 36,764
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Definition

Not the same.

Etymology

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).

Example Sentences

  • "unequal to the task"
  • "Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant."
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