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unequal

/ʌnˈiːkwəl/ adjective B2
  1. Not the same.
  2. Out of balance.
  3. Inadequate; insufficiently capable or qualified. · unequal to the task
  4. Erratic, inconsistent.
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They were more disturbed, more unequal, than she had often seen them.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 309 · B2
A few dingy olives and stunted fig-trees struggled hard for existence, but their withered dusty foliage abundantly proved how unequal was the conflict.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 277 · C1
She continued in very agitating reflections till the sound of Lady Catherine’s carriage made her feel how unequal she was to encounter Charlotte’s observation, and hurried her away to her room.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 225 · B2
Your lively talents would place you in the greatest danger in an unequal marriage.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 357 · B2

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