spotty, uneven, scratchy
(adjective) lacking consistency; “the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty”
mismatched, uneven
(adjective) (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; “vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church”
uneven
(adjective) not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; “an uneven color”; “uneven ground”; “uneven margins”; “wood with an uneven grain”
odd, uneven
(adjective) not divisible by two
uneven
(adjective) variable and recurring at irregular intervals; “an uneven gait”; “uneven spacing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uneven (comparative more uneven, superlative most uneven)
Not even
Not level or smooth
Not uniform
Varying in quality
(mathematics, rare) Odd
Antonym: even
• rough
uneven (third-person singular simple present unevens, present participle unevening, simple past and past participle unevened)
(transitive) To make uneven.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*e"ven, a. Etym: [AS. unefen. See Un- not, and Even, a.]
1. Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.
2. Not equal; not of equal length. Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. Peacham.
3. Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers. Un*e"ven*ly, adv.
– Un*e"ven*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
