unleveladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛvl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɛv(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and level adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, level adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + level adj. Compare earlier unlevelled adj.

Not level, flat, or uniform; uneven.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective]

unevenc1275

rudea1393

craggeda1400

knaggedc1430

raggedc1450

raggy1483

cocklya1529

rugged1528

knaggy1552

unlevel?a1560

craggy1568

scraggy1574

balkish1577

cockling1582

cockled1600

unequal1613

salebrous1633

scragged1641

inequal1661

unevenly1683

hummocky1767

snaggly1794

snaggy1806

hobblya1825

shreddy1835

scraggly1869

bobbly1909

pebbly1923

snaggled1938

?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) i. xii. sig. D iij ^v How vneuen or vnleuell so euer the ground bee.

1596 M. Drayton Mortimeriados sig. Q3 Shee poynteth towards the deepe, As the ground leuell, or vnleuell lay.

a1644 F. Quarles Shepheards Oracles (1646) iii All things were unlevell, And rude disorder crept into our State.

1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 338 The small un-level lying of every Sheet..makes each Sheet incline to the lowest side of the Heap.

1718 S. Switzer Ichnographia Rustica II. ii. 33 The mean Depth of this unlevel irregular Peice of Ground.

1772 Ann. Reg. 1771 Useful Projects 109/2 That unlevel pastures may be ploughed down without any injury.

1818 T. Hulme Jrnl. 17 July in W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. (1819) iii. 351 A place situated..upon high, unlevel lands.

1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 36/1 Should the cloth have got unlevel.

1916 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 28 245 The surfaces of the Earth and the Moon are exceedingly unlevel.

1963 Illustr. London News 9 Mar. 360/1 (caption) This cantilever house..can be built especially easily on unlevel sites.

2014 Horse & Rider Apr. 118/1 An unlevel pelvis places pressure on your spine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

unlevelv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛvl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɛv(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix² and level v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², level v.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix² + level v.¹ Compare earlier unlevelled adj.

transitive. To make uneven or no longer level.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > make uneven [verb (transitive)]

unevenc1440

jag1568

unlevela1586

rugged1628

cockle1686

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xi. sig. Oo7 [The] place..was so plaine, as there was scarcely any bush, or hillock, either to vnleuell, or shadowe it.

1624 F. Quarles Job Militant in Divine Poems xix. 10 His Lunatick affections doe vnleuell, What Heauen created by iust Waight and Measure.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. G6 Come thou not neere that Filmne so finely spred, Where no one piece is yet unlevelled.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 189 There are as many places that seem to be unlevel'd, as there are level'd.

1834 R. Southey Doctor II. 127 In 1723 the church floor and church yard, which had both been unlevelled by Death's levelling course, were levelled anew.

1868 Georgia Weekly Tel. 7 Aug. A high price for the present crop of cotton will unlevel the heads of men.

1975 Economist 5 Apr. 75/3 Inflation, apparently, did more to level incomes down than the first Barber budget did to unlevel them up.

2003 T. J. Tomasi It's Good for your Game vii. 148 When one foot is higher than the other it unlevels the hips.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlevel
释义	unleveladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛvl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɛv(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and level adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, level adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + level adj. Compare earlier unlevelled adj. Not level, flat, or uniform; uneven. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] unevenc1275 rudea1393 craggeda1400 knaggedc1430 raggedc1450 raggy1483 cocklya1529 rugged1528 knaggy1552 unlevel?a1560 craggy1568 scraggy1574 balkish1577 cockling1582 cockled1600 unequal1613 salebrous1633 scragged1641 inequal1661 unevenly1683 hummocky1767 snaggly1794 snaggy1806 hobblya1825 shreddy1835 scraggly1869 bobbly1909 pebbly1923 snaggled1938 ?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) i. xii. sig. D iij ^v How vneuen or vnleuell so euer the ground bee. 1596 M. Drayton Mortimeriados sig. Q3 Shee poynteth towards the deepe, As the ground leuell, or vnleuell lay. a1644 F. Quarles Shepheards Oracles (1646) iii All things were unlevell, And rude disorder crept into our State. 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 338 The small un-level lying of every Sheet..makes each Sheet incline to the lowest side of the Heap. 1718 S. Switzer Ichnographia Rustica II. ii. 33 The mean Depth of this unlevel irregular Peice of Ground. 1772 Ann. Reg. 1771 Useful Projects 109/2 That unlevel pastures may be ploughed down without any injury. 1818 T. Hulme Jrnl. 17 July in W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. (1819) iii. 351 A place situated..upon high, unlevel lands. 1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 36/1 Should the cloth have got unlevel. 1916 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 28 245 The surfaces of the Earth and the Moon are exceedingly unlevel. 1963 Illustr. London News 9 Mar. 360/1 (caption) This cantilever house..can be built especially easily on unlevel sites. 2014 Horse & Rider Apr. 118/1 An unlevel pelvis places pressure on your spine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unlevelv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛvl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɛv(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix² and level v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², level v.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix² + level v.¹ Compare earlier unlevelled adj. transitive. To make uneven or no longer level. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > make uneven [verb (transitive)] unevenc1440 jag1568 unlevela1586 rugged1628 cockle1686 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xi. sig. Oo7 [The] place..was so plaine, as there was scarcely any bush, or hillock, either to vnleuell, or shadowe it. 1624 F. Quarles Job Militant in Divine Poems xix. 10 His Lunatick affections doe vnleuell, What Heauen created by iust Waight and Measure. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. G6 Come thou not neere that Filmne so finely spred, Where no one piece is yet unlevelled. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 189 There are as many places that seem to be unlevel'd, as there are level'd. 1834 R. Southey Doctor II. 127 In 1723 the church floor and church yard, which had both been unlevelled by Death's levelling course, were levelled anew. 1868 Georgia Weekly Tel. 7 Aug. A high price for the present crop of cotton will unlevel the heads of men. 1975 Economist 5 Apr. 75/3 Inflation, apparently, did more to level incomes down than the first Barber budget did to unlevel them up. 2003 T. J. Tomasi It's Good for your Game vii. 148 When one foot is higher than the other it unlevels the hips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1560v.a1586
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