uneven
adjective/ʌnˈiːvn/
/ʌnˈiːvn/
- not level, smooth or flat
- The floor felt uneven under his feet.
- She picked her way along the uneven path.
- not following a regular pattern; not having a regular size and shape synonym irregular
- Her breathing was quick and uneven.
- uneven teeth
- not having the same quality in all parts
- an uneven performance (= with some good parts and some bad parts)
- (of a contest or match) in which one group, team or player is much better than the other synonym unequal opposite even
- organized in a way that is not regular and/or fair synonym unequal
- an uneven distribution of resources
Word OriginOld English unefen ‘not corresponding exactly’ (see un-, even).
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