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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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