disproportionableness

English edit

Etymology edit

disproportionable +‎ -ness

Noun edit

disproportionableness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being disproportionable.
    • 1900, The English Illustrated Magazine:
      These victims of a mental disproportionableness are as myriad and varied as their obsession is monotonous and single.
    • 1916, William Beall Gray, Gray's plumbing design and installation:
      Disproportionableness will mar either the looks or utility of almost anything...
    • 2007, Adrian Chandler, Ian Brown, Q and A: Law of Contract 2007:
      Disproportionableness will arise if one remedy imposes costs on the seller which, in comparison with those imposed by the other remedy, are unreasonable...

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