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English Dictionary: uneven by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
uneven
adj
  1. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"
    Antonym(s): even
  2. (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church"
    Synonym(s): mismatched, uneven
  3. not divisible by two
    Synonym(s): odd, uneven
    Antonym(s): even
  4. variable and recurring at irregular intervals ; "an uneven gait"; "uneven spacing"
  5. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
    Synonym(s): spotty, uneven, scratchy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Uneven \Un*e"ven\, a. [AS. unefen. See {Un-} not, and {Even},
      a.]
      1. Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven
            road or way; uneven ground.
  
      2. Not equal; not of equal length.
  
                     Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. --Peacham.
  
      3. Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of
            numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers.
            {Un*e"ven*ly}, adv. -- {Un*e"ven*ness}, n.
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