evenly
/ˈiːvənli/ adverb
- adverb So as to form a flat surface. “Spread the icing evenly over the cake.”
- adverb In a fair manner of distribution, giving the same amount or number to each; equally. “To avoid arguments, he divided the sweets evenly between his two children.”
- adverb (mathematics) In a manner that leaves no remainder. “12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6.”
- adverb In terms of or by means of even numbers.
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Etymology
From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly.
Webster’s 1913
- adverb With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “evenly”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details