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unevenly

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un⋅e⋅ven

  [uhn-ee-vuhn]
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–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.
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.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE unefen; c. G uneben. See un- 1 , even 1

Related forms:
un⋅e⋅ven⋅ly, adverb
un⋅e⋅ven⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. unfair, unequal, lopsided.
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un·e·ven   (ŭn-ē'vən)   
adj.   un·e·ven·er, un·e·ven·est

    1. Not equal, as in size, length, or quality.

    2. Having ill-matched opponents: an uneven contest.

  2. Not consistent or uniform: an uneven color.

  3. Not smooth or level: the uneven surface of a cobblestone road. See Synonyms at rough.

  4. Not straight or parallel: uneven margins.

  5. Of, relating to, or being an odd number.

  6. Obsolete Not fair or equitable.

un·e'ven·ly adv., un·e'ven·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

uneven 
O.E. unefen "unequal," from un- (1) "not" + even. Cf. O.Fris. oniovn, M.Du. oneven, O.H.G. uneban, Ger. uneben, O.N. ujafn. Meaning "irregular, broken, rugged" (in ref. to terrain, etc.) is recorded from c.1275.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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