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Princeton's WordNet

  1. evenly, equallyadverb

    in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

    "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor"

  2. evenlyadverb

    in a level and regular way

Wiktionary

  1. evenlyadverb

    So as to make flat.

    Spread the icing evenly over the cake.

  2. evenlyadverb

    In a fair manner.

    To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.

  3. evenlyadverb

    In a manner that leaves no remainder.

    12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Evenlyadjective

    Etymology: from even.

    In an infinite chaos nothing could be formed; no particles could convene by mutual attraction; for every one there must have infinite matter around it, and therefore must rest for ever, being evenly balanced between infinite attractions. Richard Bentley.

    The first shall be a palish clearness, evenly and smoothly spread; not overthin and washy, but of a pretty solid consistence. Henry Wotton.

    The upper face of the sea is known to be level by nature, and evenly distant from the center, and waxes deeper and deeper the farther one saileth from the shore. Edward Brerewood.

    You serve a great and gracious master, and there is a most hopeful young prince: it behoves you to carry yourself wisely and evenly between them both. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

ChatGPT

  1. evenly

    Evenly can be defined as uniformly arranged or distributed in a balanced or equal manner. It could refer to anything from tangible objects to abstract concepts being spread out or divided such that there is no favoritism, unevenness, or irregularity. It can also mean happening at regular intervals or progressing at a steady level or pace.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Evenlyadverb

    with an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely

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Anagrams for evenly »

  1. Evelyn

  2. levyne

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of evenly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of evenly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of evenly in a Sentence

  1. Matt Duchene:

    Were so evenly matched, I find, with the way we both play and theres not much room out there. Theres no one really taking over the game, its such a stalemate out there and Im not surprised it went to overtime back-to-back games.

  2. Merrick Garland:

    Faithful adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the Justice Department and of our democracy, upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly, without fear or favor.

  3. Bob Baffert:

    There are a lot of good horses in here, unless we see something different on Derby Day, this is a nice evenly matched group of horses. I don't see someone really popping off the screen.

  4. Marquis de Sade:

    It is certain that stealing nourishes courage, strength, skill, tact, in a word, all the virtues useful to a republican system and consequently to our own. Lay partiality aside, and answer me: is theft, whose effect is to distribute wealth more evenly, to be branded as a wrong in our day, under our government which aims at equality? Plainly, the answer is no.

  5. Al Di Meglio of Barano:

    It has a lower melting point than the commercially made kind, and also has low moisture, which means it will melt quicker and more evenly.

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Translations for evenly

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  • равномерно, точно, равно, поравно, справедливоBulgarian
  • rovnoměrně, spravedlivěCzech
  • uniformemente, equitativamente, divisible exactoSpanish
  • uniformémentFrench
  • likt, jevntNorwegian
  • на́цело, ро́вно, равноме́рно, по́ровнуRussian
  • jämntSwedish

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