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Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a …

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  1. a. Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means.
  2. adj. out of proportion
  3. adj. not proportionate
  4. Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly, adv. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness, n.
  5. Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something elsein bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion; inadequate; as,in a perfect body none of the limbs are disproportionate; it iswisdom not to undertake a work disproportionate means.-- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly, adv.-- Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness, n.
  6. j:100 a. out of proportion s. not proportionate