unequal

Words with a similar base: unequal

'unequal'

[unequal.a.01] as in: poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

'unequal'

[inadequate.a.01] as in: lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

Examples:
inadequate training
the staff was inadequate
she was unequal to the task

Origins

					unequal (English)
├── equal (English)
│   └── aequalis (Latin)
│       ├── -alis (Latin)
│       └── aequus (Latin)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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