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Definition of Disproportional
1. Adjective. Out of proportion.
Definition of Disproportional
1. a. Not having due proportion to something else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form, quantity or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth should not be disproportional to their understanding.
Definition of Disproportional
1. Adjective. disproportionate ¹
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Definition of Disproportional
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disproportional
Literary usage of Disproportional
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lucky War: Third Army in Desert Storm by Richard M. Swain (1999)
"There seems little question that the initial response by C Company was warranted,
and the results of the C Company fight were not disproportional. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"But though the occasion Is privileged, and strong and violent language Is used,
disproportional to the occasion, It may raise an inference of malice, ..."
3. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... disproportional, . . out of proportion, disproportionate; ... out of proportion,
disproportional; ..."
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