What is not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain called?
unequal — Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the sudden strain. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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