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   Un·e·ven

   /ˌənˈēvən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not level or smooth: "the floors are cracked and uneven" Similar bumpyroughlumpystonyrockypotholedholeyruttedruttypittedjaggedcraggedcraggydentedindentedknobbyOpposite evenflatsmooth
   • ▪ not regular, consistent, or equal: "the uneven distribution of resources" Similar irregularunequaldifferingdissimilarunlikeunalikeunidenticalunbalancedlopsidedawryaskewcrookedasymmetricalunsymmetricaldisproportionatenot matchinginconsistentvariablevaryingchangeablefluctuatingintermittentwaveringirregularerraticpatchybittyinformal:peakyOpposite evenregularconsistent
   • ▪ (of a contest) not equally balanced: "Fran struggled briefly but soon gave up the uneven contest" Similar one-sidedunequalunfairunjustinequitableill-matchedunbalancedlopsidedbiasedprejudicedskewedOpposite equalfair

   Word Origin Old Englishunefen ‘not corresponding exactly’ (see un-1, even1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. unevenness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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