uneven
Meanings
adj
- Of a surface, not even; covered with raised spots, pits and grooves.
- Not level or smooth.
- Not uniform.
- Varying in quality.
- Odd.
verb
- To make uneven.
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Etymology
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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