Unevenly

//ʌnˈivənli// adv

adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an uneven or haphazard manner.

    "Network Rail said this has been due to the driest ever spring and summer, which caused clay embankments to shrink unevenly in a process called soil moisture deficit."

  2. 2
    In an unequal manner.

    "Put easily, instamining is a method that enables coins to be issued unfairly or unevenly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an uneven and irregular way wordnet
  2. 2
    in an unequal or partial manner wordnet
  3. 3
    in a ragged uneven manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
raggedlyunequallyat irregular intervalsat randombrokenlyby catches

Example

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"When the laundry is unevenly distributed inside the washing machine, it can cause the washing machine to vibrate or even move."

Etymology

From uneven + -ly or un- + evenly.

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