DISSIMILAR, adjective [dis and similar.] Unlike, either in nature, properties or external form; not similar; not having the resemblance of; heterogeneous. Newton denominates dissimilar the rays of light of different refrangibility. The tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.