Definitions
Not level, regular, equal, or consistent.
Word 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”).
Used in a sentence
“I've spent hours on overcrowded trains, and time on ones which were almost empty, because the recovery [from COVID] has been uneven.”
“Even white activists who lacked a thoroughgoing anti-racist consciousness or were uneven in their understanding saw unity in the struggle against all forms of oppression as key.”
“Initially it nestled among the dozens of Indian mounds that unevened the earth near the river until they were leveled to accommodate commerce.”
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