Disproportionately
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪs.pɹəˌpɔɹ.ʃən.ət.li/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Disproportionately is an adverb meaning in a disproportionate manner.
Meaning
in a disproportionate manner.
Example Sentences
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.”
Antonyms for disproportionately
Common opposites include uncensored, proportionally, proportionately.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disproportionally, disproportionably, unrealistically, unseasonably, unacceptably, unreasonably.
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