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unequal

 adjective
     
un‧e‧qual
1 used to describe a situation or a social system which is unfair because some groups or people have more power than others [↪ inequality]:
an unequal contest
the unequal distribution of wealth
2 not equal in number, amount, or level
of unequal size/length etc
two rooms of unequal size
be unequal in size/weight etc
The pieces were unequal in length.
3

be unequal to the task/job etc

to not have enough strength, ability etc to do something
—unequally adverb
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