— 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: an uneven contest.
4. not equally balanced; not symmetrical or parallel.
5. (of a number) odd; not divisible into two equal integers: The numerals 3, 5, and 7 are uneven.
[ bef. 900; ME; OE unefen; c. G uneben. See UN- 1 , EVEN 1 ]
Syn. 3. unfair, unequal, lopsided.