unequal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
  2. adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

Etymology

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).

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