~ (to sth) too large or too small when compared with sth else:
The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families.
comparePROPORTIONATE
disproportionately adverb:
The lower-paid spend a disproportionately large amount of their earnings on food.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is disproportionate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, disproportionate is tagged as adjective.
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