unproportionedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɔːʃnd/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈpɔrʃənd/,

/ˌənpərˈpɔrʃənd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proportioned adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, proportioned adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proportioned adj.

Poorly proportioned; disproportionate (to something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > disproportionate

unproportioneda1500

unproportionate1535

misproportioned1552

disproportionate1555

disproportionated1572

unproportionable1576

improportionate1581

disproportionable1589

disproportioned1597

improportionable1601

disproportional1609

asymmetral1615

unproportional1628

overproportionated1647

improportioned1656

improportionala1662

over-proportioned1662

overproportionate1672

uncommensurate1676

incommensurate1684

incommensurable1820

a1500 tr. A. Chartier Famylyer Dyaloge Freende & Felaw (Sion Coll. London) (1989) 14 Who may trust the welefare of a schyp whyche ys toward a wrakke and the ores be broken..or the gouernayle vnproporcyoned?

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres ii. xix. sig. H Huge vnproportion'd mountaines.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 60 Giue thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any vnproportion'd thought his act.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 186 Crook-back't men..are justly accounted unproportioned.

a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) II. 214 Such a Mock Worship..how unproportioned it is to the divine Nature.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 231 A multitude of soldiers, unproportioned to the extent or fertility of Scotland.

1879 Ld. Tennyson Lover's Tale (new ed.) 17 That porch, So unproportion'd to the dwelling-place.

1883 Practitioner May 360 It is an unproportioned smattering of this knowledge which makes the ill-trained nurse presume beyond her true sphere.

1950 Sci. Monthly Sept. 184/2 Early in its history a science may develop in parts in a one-sided and unproportioned way.

2010 G. H. Sperber et al. Craniofacial Embryogenetics & Devel. (ed. 2) ii. 16 The resulting unproportioned growth would produce a grossly distorted adult with a head as large as the rest of the body.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unproportioned
释义	unproportionedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈpɔːʃnd/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈpɔrʃənd/, /ˌənpərˈpɔrʃənd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and proportioned adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, proportioned adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + proportioned adj. Poorly proportioned; disproportionate (to something). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [adjective] > disproportionate unproportioneda1500 unproportionate1535 misproportioned1552 disproportionate1555 disproportionated1572 unproportionable1576 improportionate1581 disproportionable1589 disproportioned1597 improportionable1601 disproportional1609 asymmetral1615 unproportional1628 overproportionated1647 improportioned1656 improportionala1662 over-proportioned1662 overproportionate1672 uncommensurate1676 incommensurate1684 incommensurable1820 a1500 tr. A. Chartier Famylyer Dyaloge Freende & Felaw (Sion Coll. London) (1989) 14 Who may trust the welefare of a schyp whyche ys toward a wrakke and the ores be broken..or the gouernayle vnproporcyoned? 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres ii. xix. sig. H Huge vnproportion'd mountaines. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet i. iii. 60 Giue thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any vnproportion'd thought his act. View more context for this quotation 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 186 Crook-back't men..are justly accounted unproportioned. a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) II. 214 Such a Mock Worship..how unproportioned it is to the divine Nature. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 231 A multitude of soldiers, unproportioned to the extent or fertility of Scotland. 1879 Ld. Tennyson Lover's Tale (new ed.) 17 That porch, So unproportion'd to the dwelling-place. 1883 Practitioner May 360 It is an unproportioned smattering of this knowledge which makes the ill-trained nurse presume beyond her true sphere. 1950 Sci. Monthly Sept. 184/2 Early in its history a science may develop in parts in a one-sided and unproportioned way. 2010 G. H. Sperber et al. Craniofacial Embryogenetics & Devel. (ed. 2) ii. 16 The resulting unproportioned growth would produce a grossly distorted adult with a head as large as the rest of the body. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1500
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