inequal

adjective

in·​equal

"+

1

archaic : unequal

2

: uneven in quality

library of several inequal books

—Holbrook Jackson

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin inaequalis, from in- in- entry 1 + aequalis equal, from aequus even, equal

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