Evenly
['i:vənlɪ] or ['ivnli]
Definition
(adv.) in a level and regular way.
(adv.) 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'.
Edited by Bertram--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.
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Examples
- Gerald and Hermione were always strangely but politely and evenly inimical. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Me, said Pablo evenly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- In the silo it should be distributed evenly and probably had better be placed in regular layers, lapping shingle fashion so that it will settle evenly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Instantly he drew his long-sword, and thus evenly armed we set to in earnest for one of the closest battles I ever have fought. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- But Birkin rowed evenly and unswerving, with an inhuman inevitability. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The power of masters and men became more evenly balanced; and now the battle is pretty fairly waged between us. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- It sows evenly, and sows a specific quantity. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Theoretically, a three-wire installation is evenly balanced by wiring for an equal number of lamps on both sides. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The blunt end of a flat piece of steel is placed in this nick and a smart blow of a hammer divides the crystal evenly and perfectly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I saw a streak of light under one of the blinds as I drove up: it's extraordinary that I can never teach that woman to draw them down evenly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- A small quantity of the ink is put on the glass and spread with a knife, after which it is distributed evenly by going over in all directions with the ink roller. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The engines would not run evenly, one would stop and another go dashing on at a tremendous speed. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The types are inked by a series of rollers, by which the ink is distributed and evenly laid on the face of the types without any manual labour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- That it did not find general application at an earlier period was due to the difficulty experienced in securely and evenly joining the ends of the band. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Then add the rest of the mixed powders gradually until all are evenly distributed throughout. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Other kinds of cutting machines are contrived, by which sheets of writing paper, when collected in quires, are squeezed tightly together, and their edges are smoothly and evenly cut. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Bishop alone talked steadily and evenly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Warm the glass slightly and coat evenly with balsam or negative varnish and place the print face downward on the surface thus prepared. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I must except, however, the little recruit into the Infant Bonds of Joy, who was stolidly and evenly miserable. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Is the point of my mantle in the middle, and have I looped my dress evenly? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Take care that the ink is evenly distributed on the glass and roller, as it is essential that each part of the leaf receives an equal coating of ink. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I have brought you no dynamite, Robert Jordan said to him evenly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The belt was running so smoothly and evenly, the poodle did not notice the difference between it and the floor, and got into the belt before we could do anything. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- On rare occasions it flashed up passionately, as she did; but for the most part it was suppressed, like her, and preyed upon itself evenly and slowly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I need this to spread the ink evenly upon the block, said he. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- This appliance toasts bread evenly, rapidly, and costs very little to operate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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