disproportionableness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English disproportionable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English disproportionableness From disproportionable + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or condition of being disproportionable.
These victims of a mental disproportionableness are as myriad and varied as their obsession is monotonous and single.
1900, The English Illustrated Magazine:Disproportionableness will mar either the looks or utility of almost anything...
1916, William Beall Gray, Gray's plumbing design and installation:Disproportionableness will arise if one remedy imposes costs on the seller which, in comparison with those imposed by the other remedy, are unreasonable...
2007, Adrian Chandler, Ian Brown, Q and A: Law of Contract 2007: