Definition for UN-E'QUAL

UN-E'QUAL, a. [L. inæqualis.]

  1. Not equal; not even; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, &c.; as, men of unequal stature; house 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. Milton.
  7. Not regular; not uniform; as, unequal pulsations. Dryden.
  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. Martyn. Cyc. 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. Smith. Cyc.

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