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# unevenly

adverb

«unevenly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unevenly means not in an equal or smooth way: some parts more and some less, or bumpy rather than flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in maths: shared unevenly means the groups are not equal (not a fair share). In art and cooking: paint or butter spread unevenly. In geography: people are unevenly spread across a country.

### Examples

- The sweets were shared unevenly, so some got more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/#x1)
- The cake cooked unevenly and was burnt on one side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/#x2)
- The paint was spread unevenly on the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/#x3)
- People are spread unevenly across Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/#x4)
- The table wobbled because it stood unevenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/#x5)
- He breathed unevenly after the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/#x6)

### Note

Prefix un- + even + -ly. Opposite: evenly, equally. In maths, "shared unevenly" means the parts are not all the same size, so you cannot just divide.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unevenly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unevenly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unevenly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unevenly.html) on Mova free.