In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNEVENLY
unevenly
(adverb) in an uneven and irregular way
unevenly, unequally
(adverb) in an unequal or partial manner; “profits were distributed unevenly”; “angry at being dealt with so unequally”
raggedly, unevenly
(adverb) in a ragged uneven manner; “I took the cigarette he offered, drawing at it raggedly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
unevenly (comparative more unevenly, superlative most unevenly)
In an uneven or haphazard manner.
In an unequal manner.
Synonyms
• (uneven manner): haphazardly
• (unequal manner): unequally
Antonyms
• (all senses): evenly
• (unequal manner): equally
Source: Wiktionary
UNEVEN
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
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