incommensurate

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in·com·men·su·rate / ˌinkəˈmensərit; -shə-/ • adj. 1. (incommensurate with) out of keeping or proportion with: man's influence on the earth's surface seems incommensurate with his scale.2. another term for incommensurable (sense 1).DERIVATIVES: in·com·men·su·rate·ly adv.in·com·men·su·rate·ness n.

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