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unequal

adj
/ʌnˈiːkwəl/

Etymology

From Middle English unequale, equivalent to un- + equal. Compare German unegal (“unlevel, uneven”).

  1. inherited from unequale

Definitions

  1. Not the same.

  2. Out of balance.

  3. Inadequate

    Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified.

    • unequal to the task
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Erratic, inconsistent.

      • Her manner to Francesca was very unequal. Sometimes it had all the frankness of their early intimacy; at other times it was forbidding, and even petulant.

    2. One who is not an equal.

The neighborhood

Derived

unequal treaty

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unequal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at unequal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at unequal

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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