incommensurate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not corresponding in size or degree or extent
    • a reward incommensurate with his effort

WordNet


In`com*men"su*rate adjective
Definitions
  1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure; incommensurable.
  2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn. -- Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ly, adv. -- In`com*men"su*rate*ness, n.

Webster 1913