disproportionatelyadv.
In a manner or to an extent which is out of proportion, inadequate, or excessive.
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a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 86 He..disproportionately divideth his Days.
1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iv. 219 Nothing should happen unseasonably, unfitly, disproportionately.
1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xiv. 250 The Head strangely disproportionately large.
1867 J. A. Froude Crit. & Gospel in Short Stud. 161 Among the multitude the elements are disproportionately mixed.
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