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adjective

Uneven adj.

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

Not equal; not of equal length. "Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet."

Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers.

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Etymology of 'Uneven'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Uneven" Quotes from Famous Books

... book, when I thy small lines see, They seem for any use to be unfit for me. My writing, all misshaped, uneven as my mind, Within this narrow space can hardly be confin'd. Yet I will strive to make my hand less aukward look; I would not willingly disgrace thee, my neat book! The finest pens I'll use, and wond'rous pains I'll take, And I these perfect lines my monitors will make. ...

— Books for Children - The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 3 • Charles and Mary Lamb

... for she had heard the young mother try many times to quiet the brat with the uneven, discordant tones of her voice; but she knew, too, the great difference between Heaven and earth. She gazed out over the ...

— The Secret of the Storm Country • Grace Miller White

... of the cove was uneven, by reason of small, shell-covered rocks and stones being strewn over it at haphazard. From under the slightly overhanging base of one of these stones sprouted what seemed a cluster of yellowish gray, pink-mottled weed-stems, which sprawled out inertly upon the mottled bottom. Over the edge ...

— Kings in Exile • Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts

... d'appui with some sort of command, and try and connect them up by patches of entrenchments; but even this was very difficult, as the line was so long and broken that no unity of command was possible, and the different patches were so separated and so uneven, some having to be in front of the general line and some in rear, that they often could not flank or ...

— The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade - August 1914 to March 1915 • Edward Lord Gleichen

... long, slender boat, with a high, uneven covering of wood, we stowed ourselves in the Oriental manner, my dress and appearance affording infinite amusement to the ten rowers as they plied their paddles, while our escort stood in the entrance chewing betel, and looking more ill-omened ...

— The English Governess At The Siamese Court • Anna Harriette Leonowens

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