disproportionate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective out of proportion
    disproportional.
  2. adjective satellite not proportionate

WordNet


Dis`pro*por"tion*ate adjective
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913