/ ʌnˈiːkwəl; NAmE / adjective
1.
[ usually before noun ] in which people are treated in different ways or have different advantages in a way that seems unfair
SYN unfair :
an unequal distribution of wealth
an unequal contest
2.
unequal (in sth) different in size, amount, etc. :
The sleeves are unequal in length.
The rooms upstairs are of unequal size.
3.
unequal to sth ( formal ) not capable of doing sth :
She felt unequal to the task she had set herself.
OPP equal
► un·equal·ly / -kwəli; NAmE / adverb