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uneven

une·ven

UK/ʌnˈivən/ US/ʌˈnivʌn/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

  • “an uneven color”
  • “uneven ground”
  • “uneven margins”
  • “wood with an uneven grain”
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2.

(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

  • “vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church”
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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • uneven bars

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