Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unequal"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unequal \Un*e"qual\, a. [Cf. {Inequal}.]
1. Not equal; not matched; not of the same size, length,
breadth, quantity, strength, talents, acquirements, age,
station, or the like; as, the fingers are of unequal
length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.

2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not
equitable; partial; unjust; unfair.

Against unequal arms to fight in pain. --Milton.

Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his
adversaries. --John
Worthington.

To punish me for what you make me do Seems much
unequal. --Shak.

3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal
pulsations; an unequal poem.

4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was
unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the
sudden strain.

5. (Bot.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

unequal
adj 1: not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal)
sums to the various charities" [syn: {unlike}] [ant: {like}]
2: poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
[ant: {equal}]

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