disproportionately

disproportionately
dis·pro·por·tion·ate·ly [ˌdɪsprəʼpɔ:ʃənətli, Am -ʼpɔ:r-] adv
1) (unequally) ungleich
2) (too much) unverhältnismäßig;
a \disproportionately large amount of sth unverhältnismäßig viel von etw dat

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