I. ˌən-ˈē-kwəl adjective
Date: 1565
1.
a. : not of the same measurement, quantity, or number as another
b. : not like or not the same as another in degree, worth, or status
2. : not uniform : variable , uneven
3.
a. : badly balanced or matched
an unequal contest
b. : contracted between unequals
unequal marriages
c. archaic : not equable
4. archaic : not equitable : unjust
5. : inadequate , insufficient
unequal to the task
• un·equal·ly -kwə-lē adverb
II. noun
Date: 1600
: one that is not equal to another
III. adverb
Date: 1602
archaic : in an unequal manner
unequal match'd — Shakespeare