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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Word of the Day

4 June 2025

LEND

(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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