uneven

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not smooth, level, or flat.

   She tripped on the uneven pavement.

2. 2
   adj

   Not the same throughout; varying in quality or amount.

   The recovery from the crisis has been uneven across the country.

3. 3
   adj

   Of a contest: not fairly matched.

   It was an uneven battle between the small team and the champions.

Common collocations

• uneven color Adjective + noun

From Middle English uneven, from Old English unefen (“unequal, unlike, dissimilar, diverse, irregular”), equivalent to un- + even. Cognate with Dutch oneven (“unequal, uneven, odd”), German uneben (“uneven, rough, irregular, bumpy”).

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