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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