equally
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 7
/ˈiːkwəli/
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/ˈiːkwəli/ · /ˈiːkəli/
Definition of equally
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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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
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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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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.”
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(conjunctive)Used to link two or more coordinate elements
“John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From equal + -ly.
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