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uneven

[ uhn-ee-vuhn ]

adjective

  1. not level or flat; rough; rugged:

    The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.

  2. irregular; varying; not uniform:

    The book is uneven in quality.

  3. not equitable or fair; one-sided:

    an uneven contest.

    Synonyms: lopsided, unequal, unfair

  4. not equally balanced; not symmetrical or parallel.
  5. (of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers:

    The numerals 3, 5, and 7 are uneven.



uneven

/ ʌnˈiːvən /

adjective

  1. (of a surface, etc) not level or flat
  2. spasmodic or variable
  3. not parallel, straight, or horizontal
  4. not fairly matched

    an uneven race

  5. archaic.
    not equal
  6. obsolete.
    unjust


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Derived Forms

  • unˈevenly, adverb
  • unˈevenness, noun

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Other Words From

  • un·even·ly adverb
  • un·even·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of uneven1

before 900; Middle English; Old English unefen; cognate with German uneben. See un- 1, even 1

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Example Sentences

Data are much better for Europe and Latin America, and frustratingly uneven for Africa and much of Asia.

Their uneven threads showed potential for backing out or breaking, he said.

The power delivered by the rocket motor was uneven and tricky to control.

So the dependency story is strange and uneven, and especially nasty when it comes to women.

This stirring moment arrives in a chapter that spotlights the highs and lows of a persistently uneven book.

Or were they merely orthodox through a more uneven balancing of their qualities, the animal in abeyance?

The shell is thick, and is surrounded by an uneven gelatinous envelop which is often stained with bile.

The sweat of death was already on his brow as he reeled sideways, plunging blindly across the uneven tufts of grass.

The fields present a much more even appearance than similar fields in France, where the tobacco grown is small and uneven.

But finally they were obliged to cut off only the uneven bits of cloth which hung around the edges.

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