Uneven
[ʌn'iːv(ə)n] or [ʌn'ivən]
Definition
(adj.) not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; 'an uneven color'; 'uneven ground'; 'uneven margins'; 'wood with an uneven grain' .
(adj.) variable and recurring at irregular intervals ; 'an uneven gait'; 'uneven spacing' .
Typist: Pearl--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.
(a.) Not equal; not of equal length.
(a.) Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers.
Typist: Willie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Rough, ragged, jagged, not level, not smooth.[2]. Unequal, not alike.[3]. Odd, not exactly divisible by 2.
Inputed by Elisabeth
Definition
adj. not even smooth straight uniform or just: odd not divisible by two without remainder: ill-matched: difficult.—adv. Unē′venly.—n. Unē′veness quality of not being even: want of an even surface: want of smoothness or uniformity.
Edited by Cecilia
Examples
- This affords the maximum of riding comfort by the elimination of all jar and jolt occasioned by an uneven roadway. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The writing should not be excessively fine nor the strokes uneven or heavy. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Be very careful how you descend the stairs, Nandy; they are rather uneven and worn. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The hard uneven pavement is under us, the soft deep mud is on either side. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- They were soon out of the little town, and running through the uneven lanes of the country. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Its rapidly revolving cutter head reduces the uneven thickness of the lumber to an exact gauge, and simultaneously imparts the fine smooth surface. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- One man on horseback seemed to be among the crowd; for there was the noise of hoofs rattling on the uneven pavement. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The arena was immense but extremely uneven and unkempt. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The surface is very uneven, rising like the waves of a troubled sea, descending low, and interspersed by rifts that sink deep. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Following the memorandum as our guide, we next laid my stick in the necessary direction, as neatly as we could, on the uneven surface of the rocks. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At that time Lord Hertford's remark occurred to me: Better live on a bone, than with a man of uneven or bad temper. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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