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uneven - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'uneven' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Uneven [ a.]
- Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.
- Not equal; not of equal length.
- Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers.

Meaning of 'uneven' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . uneven [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
Example in sentence:
  • an uneven color;
  • uneven ground;
  • uneven margins;
  • wood with an uneven grain
2 . uneven [ s]
Meaning (2):
- variable and recurring at irregular intervals
Example in sentence:
  • an uneven gait;
  • uneven spacing
Meaning (3):
- lacking consistency
Example in sentence:
  • the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty
Meaning (4):
- (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents
Example in sentence:
  • vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church