incommensurate

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in·com·men·su·rate

(ĭn′kə-mĕn′sər-ĭt, -shər-)

adj.

a. Not commensurate; disproportionate: a reward incommensurate with their efforts.

b. Inadequate.

2. Incommensurable.

in′com·men′su·rate·ly adv.

in′com·men′su·rate·ness n.

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incommensurate

(ˌɪnkəˈmɛnʃərɪt)

adj

1. (when: postpositive, often foll by with) not commensurate; disproportionate

2. incommensurable

ˌincomˈmensurately adv

ˌincomˈmensurateness n

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in•com•men•su•rate

(ˌɪn kəˈmɛn sər ɪt, -ʃər-)

adj.

1. not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate.

2. incommensurable.

[1640–50]

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Adj.

incommensurate - not corresponding in size or degree or extent; "a reward incommensurate with his effort"

unequal - poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

commensurate - corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

Translations

unangemessen

incommensurate

[ˌɪnkəˈmenʃərɪt] ADJ (frm) → desproporcionado
to be incommensurate with → no guardar relación con

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incommensurate

adj

to be incommensurate with something → in keinem Verhältnis zu etw stehen

(= inadequate) → unzureichend (to für)

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