* tính từ – không phẳng, gồ ghề, gập ghềnh (đường, đất…) – (toán học) lẻ (số) – thất thường, hay thay đổi (tính tình…) uneven■ adjective 1》 not level or smooth. 2》 not regular, consistent, or equal. ⁃ (of a contest) not equally balanced. Derivativesunevenlyadverb unevennessnoun adjective1. not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture ( Freq. 4)– an uneven color- uneven ground- uneven margins- wood with an uneven grain• Ant: even• Similar to:crinkled , crinkly , rippled , wavy , wavelike , curly-grained , cross-grained , wavy-grained , irregular , jagged , jaggy , scraggy , lumpy , out of true , untrue , patchy , pebble-grained , ragged , unparallel• See Also: rough , unsmooth , unsteady• Derivationally related forms: unevenness• Attrubites: evenness , invariability2.(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents ( Freq. 1)– vaudeville…waged an uneven battle against the church • Syn: mismatched• Similar to: unequal• Derivationally related forms: unevenness3. not divisible by two • Syn: odd• Ant: even (for: odd )• Derivationally related forms: oddness (for: odd )4.
variable and recurring at irregular intervals– an uneven gait- uneven spacing• Similar to: unsteady5. lacking consistency- the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty • Syn: spotty , scratchy• Similar to: inconsistent• Derivationally related forms: unevenness
