disproportionately en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpoː.ʃə.nət.li/ (Australia)
- /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.nət.li/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.nət.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌdəs.pɹəˈpoː.ʃə.nət.li/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southeastern, US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English disproportionate Middle English -ly English -ly English disproportionately From disproportionate + -ly.
Meanings
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in a disproportionate manner
Capitalizing on the restive mood, Mr. Farage, the U.K. Independence Party leader, took out an advertisement in The Daily Telegraph this week inviting unhappy Tories to defect. In it Mr. Farage sniped that the Cameron government — made up disproportionately of career politicians who graduated from Eton and Oxbridge — was “run by a bunch of college kids, none of whom have ever had a proper job in their lives.”
2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, “British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020, retrieved 29 May 2013:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most disproportionately | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more disproportionately | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
fi suhteettomasti (in a disproportionate manner) · ca desproporcionadament (in a disproportionate manner) · cs neúměrně (in a disproportionate manner) · nb uforholdsmessig (in a disproportionate manner) · da uforholdsmæssigt (in a disproportionate manner) · nn uforholdsmessig (in a disproportionate manner) · pl nieproporcjonalnie (in a disproportionate manner) · da urimeligt (in a disproportionate manner) · hu aránytalanul (in a disproportionate manner) · fi epäsuhtaisesti (in a disproportionate manner) · ru непропорциона́льно (in a disproportionate manner)