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Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.

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  1. a. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.
  2. a. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.
  3. adj. not corresponding in size or degree or extent
  4. 1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable. 2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn. -- Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ly, adv. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.
  5. j:100 a. not corresponding in size or degree or extent