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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (5)

1. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture;
- Example: "an uneven color"
- Example: "uneven ground"
- Example: "uneven margins"
- Example: "wood with an uneven grain"

2. (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents;
- Example: "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church"
[syn: mismatched, uneven]

3. not divisible by two;
[syn: odd, uneven]

4. variable and recurring at irregular intervals ;
- Example: "an uneven gait"
- Example: "uneven spacing"

5. lacking consistency;
- Example: "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"
[syn: spotty, uneven, scratchy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. --Peacham. [1913 Webster] 3. Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers. [1913 Webster] Un*e"ven*ly, adv. -- Un*e"ven*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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" [ant: even] 2: (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church" [syn: mismatched, uneven] 3: not divisible by two [syn: odd, uneven] [ant: 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" [syn: spotty, uneven, scratchy]