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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Unequal \Un*e"qual\, a. [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.
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     2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not
        equitable; partial; unjust; unfair.
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              Against unequal arms to fight in pain. --Milton.
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              Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his
              adversaries.                          --John
                                                    Worthington.
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              To punish me for what you make me do
              Seems much unequal.                   --Shak.
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     3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal
        pulsations; an unequal poem.
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     4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was
        unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the
        sudden strain.
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     5. (Bot.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Unequal \Un*e"qual\, a. [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.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  unequal
       adj 1: not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal)
              sums to the various charities" [syn: unlike] [ant: like]
       2: poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
          [ant: equal]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  unequal
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 άνισος
     2 (ετ μαθ en) ο άνισος, ο διάφορος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  unequal
     a.
     1 Not the same.
     2 Out of balance.
     3 (lb en comparable) inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.
     4 erratic, inconsistent.
     n.
     One who is not an equal.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  unequal
     a.
     1 Not the same.
     2 Out of balance.
     3 (lb en comparable) inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.
     4 erratic, inconsistent.
     n.
     One who is not an equal.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  unequal
     a.
     1 Not the same.
     2 Out of balance.
     3 (lb en comparable) inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.
     4 erratic, inconsistent.
     n.
     One who is not an equal.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  unequal
     a.
     1 Not the same.
     2 Out of balance.
     3 (lb en comparable) inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.
     4 erratic, inconsistent.
     n.
     One who is not an equal.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  unequal
     Englanti a.
     1 epäoikeudenmukainen, eriarvoinen
     2 erilainen
     3 kykenemätön

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  unequal
     Engelska a.
     1 olika
     2 ojämlik, ojämn

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Unequal /ʌnˈiːkwəl/
  غير متساوي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  unequal //ʌnˈiːkwəl// 
  1. нееднакъв, неравен
  not the same
  2. неуравновесен
  out of balance