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Webster 1913 Edition
Unequal
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 rank2.
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
Seems much
unequal
. Shakespeare
3.
Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven;
as,
. unequal
pulsations; an unequal
poem4.
Not adequate or sufficient; inferior;
as, the man was
. unequal
to the emergency; the timber was unequal
to the sudden strain5.
(Bot.)
Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unequal
UNE'QUAL
,Adj.
1.
Not equal; not even; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, &c.; as men of unequal stature; houses of unequal dimensions.2.
Not equal in strength, talents, acquirements, &c.; inferior.3.
Not equal in age or station; inferior.4.
Insufficient; inadequate. His strength is unequal to the task.5.
Partial; unjust; not furnishing equivalents to the different parties; as an unequal peace; an unequal bargain.6.
Disproportioned; ill matched.Against unequal arms to fight in pain.
7.
Not regular; not uniform; as unequal pulsations.8.
In botany, having the parts not corresponding in size, but in proportion only, as a corol; rugged, not even or smooth, as the surface of a leaf or stem.An unequal leaf, is when the two halves separated by the mid-rib, are unequal in dimensions, and their bases not parallel; called also an oblique leaf.