1.
An ~ surface or edge is not smooth, flat, or straight.
He staggered on the ~ surface of the car park...
...~ teeth.
? even
ADJ
~ly
...wearing dresses that pinched at the armholes, that hung as ~ly as flags...
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2.
Something that is ~ is not regular or consistent.
He could hear that her breathing was ~...
? even
ADJ
~ly
The steaks were ~ly cooked.
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3.
If you describe something as ~, you think it is not very good because it is not consistent in quality.
This was, for him, an oddly ~ performance...
= patchy
ADJ
4.
An ~ system or situation is unfairly arranged or organized.
Some of the victims are complaining loudly about the ~ distribution of emergency aid...
It was an ~ contest.
= unequal
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~ly
Within a free enterprise capitalist society, resources are very ~ly distributed.
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