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Uneven   /ənˈivən/   Listen
adjective
Uneven  adj.  
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."
3.
Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers.





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"Uneven" Quotes from Famous Books



... under the influence of a soaking rain. Usually, such soils are seldom made too fine, but sometimes they are. The aim should be to firm sandy soils, especially when light enough to lift with the wind, and to leave them more or less uneven on the surface when the ...
— Clovers and How to Grow Them • Thomas Shaw
... up. She took his hand in hers, and started walking with him into the darkness. The temperature became as cold as ice. At the first bend the light from the outer world disappeared, leaving them in absolute blackness. Maskull kept stumbling over the uneven ground, but she kept tight hold of ...
— A Voyage to Arcturus • David Lindsay
... them; he was flung across a horse like a bale of goods, a rope or two were placed around him to keep him in that position, and then he felt the animal put in motion, and heard by the trampling of feet that a considerable number of horsemen were around him. For some time they passed over the rough, uneven streets of the city; then there was a pause and exchange of watchword and countersign, a creaking of doors, and a lowering of a drawbridge, and the party issued out into the open country. Not for very long did they continue ...
— The Boy Knight • G.A. Henty
... winzes?" asked Oliver as he stumbled along in the footsteps of his guide, over uneven ground covered ...
— Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines • R.M. Ballantyne
... drug. When it had ceased to act, they found themselves standing on the rough uneven stone surface that was the floor of the room. Far overhead in the dim luminous blackness they could just make out the great arching ceiling, stretching away out of sight down the length of the room. Beside them stood a tremendous shaggy pile of ...
— The Girl in the Golden Atom • Raymond King Cummings


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