equally

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19
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21
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈiːkwəli/
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/ˈiːkwəli/ · /ˈiːkəli/

Definition of equally

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly
    “All citizens are equally taxed.”
    “The pie was divided equally among the guests.”
    “They shared equally in the spoils.”
    “And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d: And you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […]”
    “You have to give them credit, rarely does a character appeal equally to four-year-old children and middle-aged aunts posting tepid jokes and fake Oscar Wilde quotes on their timelines.”
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adv

  1. In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly
    “All citizens are equally taxed.”
    “The pie was divided equally among the guests.”
    “They shared equally in the spoils.”
    “And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d: And you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […]”
    “You have to give them credit, rarely does a character appeal equally to four-year-old children and middle-aged aunts posting tepid jokes and fake Oscar Wilde quotes on their timelines.”
  2. In equal degree or extent; just as.
    “The gas stations are equally far from the highway.”
    “The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.[…]Their example was followed by others at a time when the master of Mohair was superintending in person the docking of some two-year-olds, and equally invisible.”
  3. (conjunctive)Used to link two or more coordinate elements
    “John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.”

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Etymology

From equal + -ly.

Anagrams of equally

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