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Antonyms for unevenly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : uhn-ee-vuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈi vən



Definition of unevenly

Origin :
  • Old English unefen "unequal," from un- (1) "not" + even (adj.). Cf. Old Frisian oniovn, Middle Dutch oneven, Old High German uneban, German uneben, Old Norse ujafn. Meaning "irregular, broken, rugged" (in reference to terrain, etc.) is recorded from late 13c.
  • adv raggedly
  • adv irregularly
Example sentences :
  • We were not unevenly matched considering the time and the circumstances.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of Raasay » by William MacLeod Raine
  • He stood on an unevenly shaped wall that appeared to circle the building.
  • Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison
  • This can either be evenly divided or unevenly, as you see fit.
  • Extract from : « On Yachts and Yacht Handling » by Thomas Fleming Day
  • Her breath came quickly and unevenly, her breasts heaved and fell.
  • Extract from : « The Lonely Unicorn » by Alec Waugh
  • They jog hand in hand as unevenly as the streets on which they stand.
  • Extract from : « Ways of War and Peace » by Delia Austrian
  • But what about the good and just God who had distributed His gifts so unevenly?
  • Extract from : « Married » by August Strindberg
  • “It was clever of you––to think of such an excuse,” she said unevenly.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom Lover » by Ruby M. Ayres
  • George saw Dalrymple unevenly force a path in her direction.
  • Extract from : « The Guarded Heights » by Wadsworth Camp
  • The interior was so unevenly graded that it caused people to stumble.
  • Extract from : « A Simple Soul » by Gustave Flaubert
  • These churches are unevenly distributed, but the explanation is easy.
  • Extract from : « Fruits of Toil in the London Missionary Society » by Various

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