unproportionateadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɔːʃənət/,

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɔːʃn̩ət/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈpɔrʃ(ə)nət/,

/ˌənpərˈpɔrʃ(ə)nət/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proportionate adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, proportionate adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proportionate adj.

Not proportionate; poorly proportioned; = disproportionate adj. Also with to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > disproportionate

unproportioneda1500

unproportionate1535

misproportioned1552

disproportionate1555

disproportionated1572

unproportionable1576

improportionate1581

disproportionable1589

disproportioned1597

improportionable1601

disproportional1609

asymmetral1615

unproportional1628

overproportionated1647

improportioned1656

improportionala1662

over-proportioned1662

overproportionate1672

uncommensurate1676

incommensurate1684

incommensurable1820

1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) vii. xx. f. lxxxxi^v/2 The bryghtnes therof is vnproporcyonat to the spirit of syghte.

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxx. 109 The whole bodie..is anoyed with vnproportionate heat.

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres v. xxxi. sig. Bb2 No swelling member vnproportionate Growne out of forme.

1651 H. More Second Lash of Alazanomastix in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 184 Where is my Fancie distorted, unproportionate, unproper?

1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned iii. v. 336 That the powers and objects are mis-matched and unproportionate to each other.

1733 D. Turner Anc. Physician's Legacy 117 The most unproportionate and dangerous Dose that ever was prescribed by any Physician before him.

1821 Pamphleteer 18 283 If evidence has been given that Sweden also feels the ill effects of the present high and unproportionate duty on her deals, such evidence must be extremely erroneous.

1897 Advance (Chicago) 21 Jan. 77 Unsound, unproportionate teachings.

1918 Standard Cotton Mill Pract. & Equipm. (National Assoc. Cotton Manufacturers) 69 Their excellent qualities being unproportionate to their great cost they are not economical.

1994 Hispania 77 866/2 A string of very long words can otherwise cause unproportionate spacing in a short line.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unproportionate
释义	unproportionateadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɔːʃənət/, /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɔːʃn̩ət/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈpɔrʃ(ə)nət/, /ˌənpərˈpɔrʃ(ə)nət/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proportionate adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, proportionate adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proportionate adj. Not proportionate; poorly proportioned; = disproportionate adj. Also with to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > disproportionate unproportioneda1500 unproportionate1535 misproportioned1552 disproportionate1555 disproportionated1572 unproportionable1576 improportionate1581 disproportionable1589 disproportioned1597 improportionable1601 disproportional1609 asymmetral1615 unproportional1628 overproportionated1647 improportioned1656 improportionala1662 over-proportioned1662 overproportionate1672 uncommensurate1676 incommensurate1684 incommensurable1820 1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) vii. xx. f. lxxxxi^v/2 The bryghtnes therof is vnproporcyonat to the spirit of syghte. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxx. 109 The whole bodie..is anoyed with vnproportionate heat. 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres v. xxxi. sig. Bb2 No swelling member vnproportionate Growne out of forme. 1651 H. More Second Lash of Alazanomastix in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656) 184 Where is my Fancie distorted, unproportionate, unproper? 1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned iii. v. 336 That the powers and objects are mis-matched and unproportionate to each other. 1733 D. Turner Anc. Physician's Legacy 117 The most unproportionate and dangerous Dose that ever was prescribed by any Physician before him. 1821 Pamphleteer 18 283 If evidence has been given that Sweden also feels the ill effects of the present high and unproportionate duty on her deals, such evidence must be extremely erroneous. 1897 Advance (Chicago) 21 Jan. 77 Unsound, unproportionate teachings. 1918 Standard Cotton Mill Pract. & Equipm. (National Assoc. Cotton Manufacturers) 69 Their excellent qualities being unproportionate to their great cost they are not economical. 1994 Hispania 77 866/2 A string of very long words can otherwise cause unproportionate spacing in a short line. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1535
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