unefen

unefen
adj unequal, unlike; anomalous, irregular; adv \unefene

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Not equal; not of equal length. [1913 Webster] Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unevenly — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Not equal; not of equal length. [1913 Webster] Hebrew verse consists of uneven …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unevenness — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Not equal; not of equal length. [1913 Webster] Hebrew verse consists of uneven …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • uneven — unevenly, adv. unevenness, n. /un ee veuhn/, adj. 1. not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface. 2. irregular; varying; not uniform: The book is uneven in quality. 3. not equitable or fair; one sided:… …   Universalium

  • uneven — O.E. unefen unequal, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + EVEN (Cf. even). Cf. O.Fris. oniovn, M.Du. oneven, O.H.G. uneban, Ger. uneben, O.N. ujafn. Meaning irregular, broken, rugged (in ref. to terrain, etc.) is recorded from late 13c …   Etymology dictionary

  • uneven — /ʌnˈivən/ (say un eevuhn) adjective 1. not level or flat; rough; rugged. 2. irregular; varying; not uniform. 3. not equally balanced; not equal: an uneven contest. 4. (of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers: 3, 5, and 7 are… …  

  • uneven — [un ē′vən] adj. [ME < OE unefen] not even; specif., a) not level, smooth, or flat; rough; irregular b) not straight or parallel c) unequal, as in length or thickness d) not uniform; varying; fluctuating e) not equally balanced or matched …   English World dictionary

  • uneven — adj. 1 not level or smooth. 2 not uniform or equable. 3 (of a contest) unequal. Derivatives: unevenly adv. unevenness n. Etymology: OE unefen (as UN (1), EVEN(1)) …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|e´ven|ness — un|e|ven «uhn EE vuhn», adjective. 1. not level, flat, or smooth; having an irregular or broken surface; somewhat bumpy: »uneven ground. SYNONYM(S): rough, rugged, jagged. 2. not equal: »an uneven contest. 3. not uniform or regular; changeable;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|e´ven|ly — un|e|ven «uhn EE vuhn», adjective. 1. not level, flat, or smooth; having an irregular or broken surface; somewhat bumpy: »uneven ground. SYNONYM(S): rough, rugged, jagged. 2. not equal: »an uneven contest. 3. not uniform or regular; changeable;… …   Useful english dictionary

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