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Definition of unevenly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unevenly

adverb
 
/ʌnˈiːvnli/
 
/ʌnˈiːvnli/
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  1. with different amounts for each person or in each place synonym unequally (1)
    • The population is unevenly distributed.
  2. not to the same standard in all parts
    • The economy has been performing unevenly.
  3. with one group, team or player being much better than the other
    • The teams are unevenly matched.
  4. in a way that does not follow a regular pattern or have a regular size and shape synonym irregularly (1)
    • His hair was cut unevenly.
    • unevenly spaced stripes
  5. in a way that is not level, smooth or flat
    • The passage was narrow and unevenly floored.
  6. opposite evenly
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