Both Uses of
proportionate
in
Anna Karenina
- Although there was in these words a flavor of that sentimental emotion at her own lofty feelings, and that new mystical fervor which had lately gained ground in Petersburg, and which seemed to Alexey Alexandrovitch disproportionate, still it was pleasant to him to hear this now.†
Part 5
- But who is to define what is proportionate?†
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Definition:
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(proportionate) an appropriate size, amount, or degree in relation to something else