Evenly

//ˈiːvənli// adv

adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    So as to form a flat surface.

    "Spread the icing evenly over the cake."

  2. 2
    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."

  3. 3
    In a manner that leaves no remainder.

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

  4. 4
    In terms of or by means of even numbers.

    "The oddly counted lords are always out of sync with at least one other evenly counted cycle. These two strange counts assured that at no single moment could all cycles end at the same time for an extraordinarily long time, for at least one odd count threw off all the even ones."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a level and regular way wordnet
  2. 2
    in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
equallyad eundemasas wellat full lengthcalmly

Example

More examples

"The money will probably be split evenly between those two."

Etymology

From Middle English evenly, evenliche, from Old English efenlīċe (“evenly, alike, equally”), equivalent to even + -ly.

Related phrases

evenly divisibleevenly evenevenly odd

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